Key Idea.
Section 1
Engineers Repeat Steps to Solve Problems
Engineers follow a special plan to solve problems. This plan has steps for learning, planning, making, and testing a new idea. It helps them create things like robots or bridges.
The work is not finished after the first test. Engineers use what they learn from testing to go back and improve their design. They repeat the steps over and over again until the solution works well. This is the engineering design way.
Section 2
Teams Share Ideas to Improve Designs
Engineers often work on a team to solve a problem. Working together helps them come up with more ideas than one person could alone.
This teamwork involves talking and listening at every step. An engineer might share a sketch, and a teammate could suggest a change. During a test, the whole team watches to find problems.
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Section 1
Engineers Repeat Steps to Solve Problems
Engineers follow a special plan to solve problems. This plan has steps for learning, planning, making, and testing a new idea. It helps them create things like robots or bridges.
The work is not finished after the first test. Engineers use what they learn from testing to go back and improve their design. They repeat the steps over and over again until the solution works well. This is the engineering design way.
Section 2
Teams Share Ideas to Improve Designs
Engineers often work on a team to solve a problem. Working together helps them come up with more ideas than one person could alone.
This teamwork involves talking and listening at every step. An engineer might share a sketch, and a teammate could suggest a change. During a test, the whole team watches to find problems.