Engineering Design Process Assessment

The following statement is an example of which part of the engineering design process: “We need to build a car that can change one type of energy to motion.”

• define the problem

• brainstorming

• build and test

• analysis

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Which of the following was a constraint in our project?

• The car must be able to roll on its own.

• The car must travel at least one foot.

• The car must only be made of cardboard, plastic, and other materials.

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Which part of the engineering design process says, “The car must be self-propelled”?

• define the problem

• constraint

• requirement

• build and test

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Match the following parts of the engineering design process with their descriptions.

• Create prototypes and evaluate their performance.

• build and test

• Generate a variety of ideas and solutions.

• analysis

• Identify the need or problem to be solved.

• define the problem

• Examine data and results to draw conclusions.

• brainstorm

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Which type of energy change occurs when a balloon is blown up and released to spin the car’s wheels?

• A: electrical to motion

• B: heat to motion

• C: stored energy to motion

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Which type of energy change occurs when a cell phone vibrates?

• A: electrical to motion

• B: heat to motion

• C: stored energy to motion

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Which energy change occurs when a kettle boils and makes steam move out?

(a)  

• electrical to motion
• heat to motion
• stored energy to motion

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When you or your group talked about ideas for the car, which part of the engineering design process occurred?

• define the problem

• brainstorm

• build and test

• analysis

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9) Name one way you think your self-propelled car could be improved.

• By making the car have less weight so it could travel farther.

• By adding more weight to the car.

• By reducing the size of the wheels.

• By increasing the height of the car.

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When they're trying to solve a problem, engineers follow a series of _____

• steps
• problems
• solutions
• tests

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