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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 230 · 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.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mobile phone (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  3. 3.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which need does a dam meet? (a) carry many people far (b) see very tiny things (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
  6. 6.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a train (d) a dam
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a volcano (c) a river (d) a satellite
  9. 9.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a coral reef (d) a water filter
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  16. 16.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) music (d) dance
  18. 18.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) store water for summer (c) talk to someone far away (d) keep food fresh longer
  19. 19.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a train (c) a tunnel (d) a dam
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  25. 25.True or false: a lift helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a river (d) a satellite
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
  28. 28.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a lift (d) a river
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a river (d) a waterfall
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a mountain
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a waterfall (c) a dam (d) a railway track
  38. 38.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) who won the match? (c) what is for lunch? (d) how can we build it?
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. a banyan tree
  2. a lift
  3. False
  4. True
  5. store water for summer
  6. a road that floods
  7. a dam
  8. a satellite
  9. False
  10. a coral reef
  11. made by engineers
  12. False
  13. True
  14. found in nature
  15. made by engineers
  16. False
  17. science
  18. reach a top floor fast
  19. True
  20. a telephone
  21. made by engineers
  22. a train
  23. found in nature
  24. a volcano
  25. False
  26. a river
  27. a solar panel
  28. True
  29. True
  30. a lift
  31. found in nature
  32. False
  33. keep food fresh longer
  34. a dam
  35. a mountain
  36. a tunnel
  37. a waterfall
  38. False
  39. how can we build it?
  40. made by engineers

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