Science
Study Guide Unit 2 The Engineering Process
Test Date: Thursday, October 13
1. What is the main goal of the design
process?
To find solutions to problems
2. What is technology?
Anything that people make
or do that changes the natural world
3. Engineers designed plans to make
freezers for food. What problem did it solve? How to keep food fresh
4. What material is good to use if you
are building a base for a bridge? Toothpicks
5. Which object in a train station is
not technology? A clock, door, person or scheduling board. (person)
6. Engineers designed a machine to
decrease air pollution. The main purpose of telling others about the machine is
to help other people solve the same problem.
7. Engineers can design and build tall
buildings in a city. The buildings solve the problem of a city with many people
and not a lot of land.
8. A student builds a bird feeder and
discovers the hole is too small for birds to get the food. The next step to fix
this problem is to redesign the bird feeder.
