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Engineering Design Process

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Students would like to sell cold drinks to raise money for a field trip. They need to keep the drinks cold for 3 hours at the ball game. Which step of the engineering design process are the students at?

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When following the engineering design process, the different steps can occur in what direction?

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After creating a prototype, the next step would be to _______ ?
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After identifying the problem you want to solve, you should next conduct _______ to see what is already known about the problem.
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A working model that is used to test a design is known as a _______ ?
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Is there a set number of times you should go through the engineering design process steps before your are finished?
Explain.

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Heath wants to develop a new light bulb, so he looks up information about the light bulbs. Heath is _______ .
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A team of engineers is asked to design earbuds for less than $2 in 4 weeks. Identify constraint(s):

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The final step in the design process is:

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The first step of the design process is:

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Elon Musk wants to build a new type of spacecraft for transporting people to the International Space Station. What should he do first?

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What is a prototype?

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Why do engineers test and retest their designs?

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T or F: The main goal of the design process is to find solutions to problems.

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Someone who designs and builds something to solve a problem is called

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Your car must be balloon powered.    It must travel 3 meters.   It must drive in a straight line and stay in the 24" wide lane. These are examples of ???

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Time, cost, and materials are all examples of possible _______ ?
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Your laptop won’t connect to the internet. First you try to turn the WI-FI off and back on. Next, you restart your computer. Last, you check the router and see that it is not working. You are _______ .
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  • Define the problem
  • Test it
  • Develop/Imagine possible solution
  • Communicate your design
  • Do your research
  • Build a prototype
  • Design/Plan your solution
  • Ask questions about the problems you observe
  • Learn from the experiences of others to find out about exsiting solutions and to avoid mistakes
  • Brainstorm different solutions to the problem
  • Sketch or blueprint possible solutions
  • Build an operating model of your design
  • Try out your design
  • After your design is perfected, share your results with a wider audience