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Engineering
Unit 1 EDP, Inferences, Observations, Tools, Data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Engineering is a branch of science that deals with... | designing and building of SOLUTIONS to PROBLEMS |
| Scientists who use engineering to solve problems are called | ENGINEERS |
| The purpose of conducting an experiment is to ... | ANSWER a TESTABLE question |
| Engineering Design Process | process of solving problems through engineering |
| The engineering design process is a ... | STEP BY STEP process that solves problems |
| EDP Step #1 is = | Define the problem |
| A CONSTRAINT is | LIMITATIONS to solving a problem |
| Constraints include.... | TIME, MONEY and MATERIALS |
| EDP Step #2 is = | Brainstorming |
| Brainstorming is | process of generating IDEAS and SOLUTIONS the problem |
| How should you brainstorm? | Multiple ways by yourself or with a group of people |
| EDP Step #3 is = | Choose the best solution |
| The best solution has the greatest chance to... | solve the problem while being practical |
| EDP Step #4 is = | Build and test the solution |
| Prototype = | the first or preliminary model of the solution |
| EDP Step #5 = | Improve and Retest the Solution |
| EDP Step #6 = | Evaluate and Reflect |
| Your prototype should be made on a smaller scale because... | it will save you time, money, and materials |
| Patent is ... | a legal document issued by the government, to protect their invention for a limited time |
| Observation | Using your 5 senses to gather information about the world around you |
| What are your 5 senses? | hear, taste, smell, touch, sight |
| Qualitative Observation | observations based around the quality of an item. |
| Quantitative Observation | observations based around numbers |
| Inference | an educated guess about a future event based on your observations |
| Prediction | based on your observation and inferences you make an educated guess about a future event. |
| Thermometer | measure degrees in Celsius |
| Hand Lens | help to observe small objects |
| Pipette | helps us add small amounts of liquid |
| Microscope | helps us observe very small objects |
| Graduated cylinder | helps us get exact measurements of liquid |
| Scale | helps us measure weight |
| Ruler | helps us measure length |
| Mass | amount of matter in an object |
| Length | how long an object is |
| Volume | how much space matter takes up |
| weight | measurement of gravity acting on an object's mass |
| stopwatch | helps us measure elapsed time in seconds and minutes |
| g | Metric unit of measurement for mass |
| ml | Metric unit of measurement for liquid |
| cm | Metric unit of measurement for length |
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