Engineering Design Process

What is engineering?

• a type of investigation that uses the scientific method

• a branch of science that is dedicated to studying living things

• a branch of science that deals with designing and building solutions to problems

• a summary or collection of data from primary research studies

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What is the engineering design process?

• a process of identifying variables

• a way to solve problems

• a step-by-step procedure to conducting a controlled experiment

• the process of forming a scientific theory

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What is a problem?

• a controlled variable

• something that sparks scientific arguments

• a difficulty or need that must be overcome

• a way to improve an experiment

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What is brainstorming?

• the process of generating ideas

• the process of communicating scientific ideas

• a type of headache

• a critique of a scientific study

What should you consider when choosing a solution that will best solve the problem?

• the cost

• the benefits and risks

• the feasibility or practicality

• all of the above

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What do you call the first or preliminary model of a solution?

• a controlled variable

• a focused solution

• a prototype

• a drawback

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What should you do to best understand the problem?

• ask who, what, and why the problem exists

• research the problem

• determine whether it's feasible or realistic to solve the problem

• all of the above

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What is a model?

• an important variable to designing a solution to a problem

• a representation of something in nature

• a scientific argument against a well-established theory

• a form of creative brainstorming

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Why are models useful?

• They help you visualize things that are too small to be seen or too large to be comprehended.

• They help you better understand processes that you are studying.

• They help engineers design solutions to problems.

• all of the above

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What are important features of models?

• simple

• scaled

• both simple and scaled

• neither simple and scaled