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EDP Vocab
Engineering Design Process Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Brainstorming | ideas to solve a problem |
Collaboration | working with others to solve a problem |
Constraints | limits on the scope of a problem or solution; a restriction |
Criteria | a rule or principle for evaluating a solution to a problem; a specification |
Data | information gathered from measurement and observation |
Engineering Design Process | a repetitive cycle that engineers use to solve a problem |
Experimentation | testing a possible solution and collecting data |
Innovation | a new or different device, idea, or product |
Iterative | Process flow that may repeat or skip steps until some condition is satisfied. |
Problem | something that requires solving by using tools and/or mental processes |
Prototype | model that helps test solutions to problems while meeting constraints |
Refine | the improvement of a solution to make it better |