Video Comprehension Questions: ROCK SKIP ROBOT

NAME:_____________________________________

Short Answer

1. What problem was Mark Rober trying to solve with the Rock Skip Robot?

2. What makes a rock skip across water instead of sinking immediately?

3. Describe one prototype or test Mark Rober's team used during the project.

4. What challenges did the team face while designing the robot?

5. How did testing help improve the final design?

6. Give an example of a failure that helped the team learn something important.

7. What role did teamwork play in the success of the project?

8. What evidence from the video shows that engineering is an iterative process?

Engineering Design Process Connections

9. Which step of the Engineering Design Process do you think was the most important in this project? Explain your answer in 2–3 sentences.

10. Identify one constraint and one criterion that the team had to consider while building the robot.

Constraint: _______________________________________________

Criterion: _________________________________________________

Critical Thinking Questions

11. If you were on the engineering team, what would you have tried differently? Explain why.

12. Why is it important for engineers to test many ideas before choosing a final design?

13. What do you think would have happened if the team stopped after their first successful test?

14. How could the engineering process used in this video be applied to solving a problem in your school or community?

Multiple Choice Questions

15. What was the main goal of the project?

☐ A. Build a faster boat
☐ B. Create a machine that could skip rocks effectively
☐ C. Design a new type of drone
☐ D. Build a fishing robot

16. Which engineering practice was demonstrated most often in the video?

☐ A. Guessing
☐ B. Testing and improving designs
☐ C. Memorizing facts
☐ D. Following a single plan without changes

17. What did repeated testing allow the team to do?

☐ A. Avoid making mistakes
☐ B. Improve the design based on data
☐ C. Finish immediately
☐ D. Eliminate the need for planning

Reflection

18. What is one lesson from this video that you can apply to your own learning or hobbies?

19. Did anything in the video surprise you? Explain.

20. Complete the Engineering Design Process Flow chart