Criteria vs Constraints

The LIMITS placed on your design solution

• Criteria

• Constraint

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Usually uses the clue words ONLY or CAN'T

• Criteria

• Constraint

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Your Helicopter has to land gently so it won't hurt its passenger

• Criteria

• Constraint

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You can't spend any more than $10 on your design

• Criteria

• Constraint

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Anything that is a MUST such as a need or a requirement is a

• constraint

• criteria

• prototype

• solution

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Which step might be included when defining the problem?

• Listing criteria and constraints

• Research

• Testing a prototype

• Brainstorming

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What could be used to help decide on the best design solution?

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Cost

• All of the above

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What would a limited amount of time to complete a project be considered?

• Criteria

• Constraint

• Cost

• All of the above

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In a scientific experiment, the maximum temperature a material can withstand without degrading is considered a:

• A) Criteria

• B) Constraint

• C) Hypothesis

• D) Variable

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When designing a bridge, the requirement that it must support a minimum weight of 10,000 kg is an example of a:

• A) Criteria

• B) Constraint

• C) Theory

• D) Observation

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