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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 102 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Problem first, then solution): Engineered things are designed and built by people; natural things are made by nature. Every invention meets a need: ask “what problem goes away when we have it?”. Scientists ask why things happen; engineers ask how to build something useful.

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  1. 1.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) what is for lunch? (d) who won the match?
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  4. 4.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a banyan tree (c) a railway track (d) a lift
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a solar panel (c) a microscope (d) a bridge
  8. 8.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  10. 10.True or false: a microscope helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a water filter
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a cloud (c) a water filter (d) a seashell
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bicycle (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  18. 18.Which need does a dam meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  19. 19.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
  20. 20.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  22. 22.True or false: a bridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) dance (d) science
  24. 24.True or false: a tunnel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which need does a train meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) see very tiny things
  26. 26.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a tunnel helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a rainbow (c) a dam (d) a banyan tree
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a lift (d) a river
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.True or false: a dam helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) cross a wide river (d) see very tiny things
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a bridge (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
  38. 38.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. how can we build it?
  3. found in nature
  4. True
  5. a bridge
  6. a banyan tree
  7. a solar panel
  8. True
  9. go through a mountain
  10. False
  11. a train
  12. a water filter
  13. a dam
  14. made by engineers
  15. found in nature
  16. found in nature
  17. a coral reef
  18. store water for summer
  19. a lift
  20. False
  21. made by engineers
  22. False
  23. science
  24. False
  25. carry many people far
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. made by engineers
  30. a dam
  31. a lift
  32. made by engineers
  33. False
  34. make water safe to drink
  35. made by engineers
  36. a satellite
  37. a mountain
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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