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Engineering Design Process

National Science Teaching Association

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Warm-up Questions

When you hear the title “Engineering Design Process,” what steps do you think it includes?
Where do people use an engineering design process in real life (school, work, home)?
Do you think the process is a straight line (step 1 to step 2), or more like a cycle? Why?

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Engineering Design Process

What the engineering design process is (00:00 – 00:46)

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1. Which action comes after making a solution in the process described?

Testing it to see if it works
Stopping because it’s finished
Drawing a picture of a scientist
Choosing a job in engineering

2. What do people do after evaluating and improving the solution?

Share their knowledge with the group
Copy another group’s solution
Only brainstorm and never test
Avoid talking about the process

3. Why does the speaker say the process is not linear?

Engineers sometimes approach problems from different angles
Engineers never share knowledge with groups
Engineers do not evaluate their solutions
Engineers always use exactly the same words

Engineering Design Process

Attitudes: fixing problems, teamwork, and authentic challenges (00:46 – 01:48)

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1. What attitude does the speaker encourage when something doesn’t work?

Go back and fix the problem
Give up right away
Only do problems you already know
Avoid working with others

2. How does the speaker say students should feel instead of feeling “salty”?

They should feel proud that they collaborated
They should feel bored with engineering
They should feel worried about grades
They should feel angry about losing

3. What kind of engineering design problem does the speaker recommend giving students?

A problem that does not involve science skills
A problem they already know how to solve
An authentic problem that really challenges them
A problem with only one correct answer

Engineering Design Process

Communication, patience, and perseverance (01:48 – 02:34)

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1. What is the speaker’s favorite part of the engineering design process?

Students work alone to finish faster
Students stop after the first try
Students avoid changing their designs
Students communicate what they’re doing

2. When does the speaker want students to communicate?

Only after 150 inventions
Only at the beginning
Only at the very end
In between steps, throughout the process

3. What two qualities does the speaker say it takes to keep improving designs?

Strength and silence
Speed and luck
Patience and perseverance
Competition and secrecy

Engineering Design Process

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1. Which best describes the engineering design process in the video?

A process used only by artists
A one-time checklist that never changes
A cycle where people may repeat steps to improve solutions
A set of rules that forbids teamwork

2. What is one major reason for sharing knowledge with a group during the process?

To learn from each other
To prove no one needs help
To finish without evaluating
To avoid testing ideas

3. According to the speaker, which type of task is usually more engaging for students?

A task with no real-world connection
A project they already know how to figure out
A task that forbids communication
A problem that challenges them to come up with a solution

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Engineering Design Process

Do you agree that the engineering design process is not linear? Give an example of when you might repeat steps.
What helps you “not give up” when your first solution doesn’t work (in school or life)?
Why might an authentic problem be more engaging than a project students already know how to do?
How could students communicate “in between” steps while designing and testing something?