Science Unit 1 Vocabulary

Front

Engineering

Back

The process of designing new or improved technology

Front

Problem

Back

The want or need that you are trying to solve

Front

Solution

Back

Technology that meets a want or need

Front

Constraint

Back

A real world limit on a solution; for example, safety needs, time, money, or materials

Front

Criteria

Back

The desirable features of a solution

Front

Technology

Back

How humans change the natural world to meet a want or need

Front

Prototype

Back

The first version of a design that is used for testing

Front

Failure Analysis

Back

Figuring out what went wrong with a solution and why

Front

Fair Test

Back

A test that does not give any advantage to the conditions or objects being tested

Front

Optimize

Back

To make a solution as good as possible