Weston Middle School
Massachusetts Grade 8
Technology/Engineering MCAS Review
2. Engineering Design- Content and Links |
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2.1 Identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process, i.e., identify the need or problem, research the problem, develop possible solutions, select the best possible solution(s), construct a prototype, test and evaluate, communicate the solution(s), and redesign. |
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2.2 Demonstrate methods of representing solutions to a design problem, e.g., sketches, orthographic projections, multiview drawings. |
| 2.3 Describe and explain the purpose of a given prototype. |
| 2.4 Identify appropriate materials, tools, and machines needed to construct a prototype( a functioning model) of a given engineering design. |
| 2.5 Explain how such design features as size, shape, weight, function, and cost limitations would affect the construction of a given prototype. |
2.6 Identify the five elements of a universal systems model: goal, inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback. |
MCAS Test Items (3) |
Medieval engineers were masters at using the arch |
Revised December 2005 by Jonathan Dietz,
dietzj@mail.weston.org