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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 145 · 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 bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
  5. 5.Which need does a train meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  6. 6.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  7. 7.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a railway track (c) a mobile phone (d) a river
  9. 9.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a solar panel (c) a bridge (d) a lift
  11. 11.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a dam helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a volcano
  14. 14.True or false: a dam helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.True or false: a tunnel helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a telephone (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a mobile phone (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
  22. 22.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a railway track (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a banyan tree
  27. 27.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a waterfall 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 banyan tree (b) a bicycle (c) a volcano (d) a seashell
  31. 31.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a train
  34. 34.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) keep food fresh longer (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
  35. 35.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a seashell (c) a bicycle (d) a river
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a rainbow
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a waterfall (c) a mountain (d) a banyan tree
  39. 39.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a satellite

Answer key

  1. True
  2. made by engineers
  3. made by engineers
  4. a mountain
  5. carry many people far
  6. a rainbow
  7. False
  8. a river
  9. False
  10. a solar panel
  11. True
  12. False
  13. a ceiling fan
  14. False
  15. found in nature
  16. made by engineers
  17. False
  18. True
  19. found in nature
  20. a train
  21. a mobile phone
  22. False
  23. a dam
  24. a coral reef
  25. found in nature
  26. a railway track
  27. True
  28. True
  29. found in nature
  30. a bicycle
  31. store water for summer
  32. made by engineers
  33. a lift
  34. keep food fresh longer
  35. a bicycle
  36. a rainbow
  37. a water filter
  38. a railway track
  39. False
  40. a satellite

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