Penn Engineering Vocabulary

Communication is:

• a way to get from place to place

• a tasty treat

• an exchange of information

• a part of something

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The detailed study of something to find out how it works is called:

• Analysis

• Prototype

• Engineer

• Criteria

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When a design is changed or adjusted to make it work better it is called:

• component

• redesign

• materials

• control

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the design is:

• facts gathered to help you know what to do next

• a part of something

• working with someone to create something

• a plan for the solution to a problem

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A group problem solving process in which each person presents their ideas is called:

• brainstorming

• building

• designing

• creating

To make something better by changing the exsisting design is called:

• data

• experiment

• innovation

• brainstorm

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A procedure for checking how well a design works is called:

• present

• imagine

• problem

• test

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Criteria is:

• things that stop you from getting the problem solved.

• the process used to find out if something is made according to the rules

• your plan

• your results

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The answer to the problem is the :

• assemble

• redesign

• test

• solution

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The constraints are:

• the process used to determine if something is made according to the rules

• an exchange of information

• things that stop you from getting the problem solved

• to put something together

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