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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 202 · 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 water filter helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  3. 3.True or false: a train helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a microscope (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
  5. 5.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a train
  8. 8.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) keep food fresh longer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  10. 10.Which need does a train meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a dam
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a dam (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
  14. 14.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a coral reef
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a dam (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  22. 22.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a telephone
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a bridge
  29. 29.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) cross a wide river
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a microscope
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  33. 33.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) keep food fresh longer (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a lift
  35. 35.True or false: a dam helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a waterfall (c) a volcano (d) a bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a lift
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. False
  2. found in nature
  3. False
  4. a train
  5. False
  6. how can we build it?
  7. a bridge
  8. reach a top floor fast
  9. a bridge
  10. carry many people far
  11. a cloud
  12. a water filter
  13. a mountain
  14. False
  15. found in nature
  16. made by engineers
  17. True
  18. a dam
  19. a coral reef
  20. a rainbow
  21. found in nature
  22. True
  23. made by engineers
  24. True
  25. a telephone
  26. found in nature
  27. False
  28. a volcano
  29. True
  30. cross a wide river
  31. a microscope
  32. a satellite
  33. see very tiny things
  34. a tunnel
  35. False
  36. made by engineers
  37. made by engineers
  38. a bridge
  39. a lift
  40. found in nature

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