Asking Questions for Engineering Design
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Objective
I can ask questions about a problem and how to fix it.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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An engineer is someone who makes something that solves a problem, which is also called a solution.
- 2
When engineers are trying to find a solution to a problem, they follow the steps: ask, imagine, create, and improve.
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A model is something that looks or acts like a thing in the real world, and engineers use them to see if their idea actually works and solves the problem.
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Practice
4 questions
What is something that an engineer makes?
What is the first step engineers take when trying to solve a problem?
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