GRADE 6 SCIENCE · CHAPTER 1
Engineering & design
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Engineering design
Choose a material within design constraints
Use performance, mass and cost data to choose a material that meets a defined need.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
Material A: tested load 14 N; mass 7 g; cost 5 tokens. Material B: tested load 16 N; mass 10 g; cost 4 tokens. Material C: tested load 10 N; mass 5 g; cost 3 tokens.
A model needs a material tested for at least 12 N while weighing no more than 8 g. Which listed material has the lowest cost among those meeting both limits?
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Material A
First remove materials failing either limit. Material A has the lowest stated cost among the remaining options.
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