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Science Study Guide Unit 2

Science Study Guide   Unit 2         The Engineering Process

                                     Test Date: October 18

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.

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