PLTW The Design Process Steps
Iteration - answerRepeating a process to yield results successively closer to the goal.
Brainstorming - answerA method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group
spontaneously, and in an unrestrained discussion, generate ideas.
Decision Matrix - answ...
Iteration - answer✔Repeating a process to yield results successively closer to the goal.
Brainstorming - answer✔A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group
spontaneously, and in an unrestrained discussion, generate ideas.
Decision Matrix - answer✔A tool for systematically ranking alternative solutions according to a
set of criteria. This is the step for brainstorming and exploring alternative ideas based on further
knowledge and technologies.
Design - answer✔An iterative decision-making process that produces plans by which resources
are converted into products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems.
Design Brief - answer✔A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its
constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before
attempting a solution.
Design Process - answer✔A systematic problem-solving strategy used by engineers, with criteria
and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to a problem or to satisfy human needs
and wants and winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.
Designer - answer✔A person who designs any of a variety of things.
Engineer - answer✔A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge
to solve practical problems.
Evaluate - answer✔To form an idea of the amount or value of; assess.
Model - answer✔A visual, mathematical, or three-dimensional representation in detail of an
object or design, often smaller than the original. A model is often used to test ideas, make
changes to a design, and to learn more about what would happen to a similar, real object.
Problem Solving - answer✔The process of understanding a problem, devising a plan, carrying
out the plan, and evaluating the plan in order to solve a problem or meet a need or want.
Process - answer✔Human activities used to create, invent, design, transform, produce, control,
maintain, and use products or systems; a sequence of actions that combines resources to produce
an output.
Prototype - answer✔A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual
observations and necessary adjustments.
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