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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

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

Answer key

  1. made by engineers
  2. a satellite
  3. understands the problem
  4. make power from sunlight
  5. a solar panel
  6. True
  7. science
  8. see very tiny things
  9. a dam
  10. True
  11. a tunnel
  12. a lift
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a dam
  16. False
  17. make water safe to drink
  18. a mobile phone
  19. False
  20. True
  21. a fridge
  22. False
  23. made by engineers
  24. a bridge
  25. True
  26. a river
  27. a river
  28. False
  29. keep food fresh longer
  30. go through a mountain
  31. True
  32. a microscope
  33. talk to someone far away
  34. a seashell
  35. True
  36. a lift
  37. how can we build it?
  38. store water for summer
  39. False
  40. made by engineers

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