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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 237 · 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 seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a dam
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a bridge (c) a waterfall (d) a volcano
  5. 5.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a river
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a mountain
  10. 10.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a river (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  14. 14.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a lift (c) a mountain (d) a banyan tree
  16. 16.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a road that floods (d) a boring story
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a mountain
  20. 20.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
  21. 21.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a train
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a volcano
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a ceiling fan (d) a coral reef
  25. 25.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  27. 27.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a solar panel (d) a lift
  28. 28.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a lift (c) a rainbow (d) a satellite
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a coral reef (c) a railway track (d) a lift
  32. 32.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a volcano
  37. 37.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a mobile phone (d) a ceiling fan
  39. 39.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make power from sunlight (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. a river
  4. a bridge
  5. found in nature
  6. found in nature
  7. a dam
  8. found in nature
  9. a satellite
  10. True
  11. a water filter
  12. made by engineers
  13. a lift
  14. True
  15. a lift
  16. a road that floods
  17. found in nature
  18. False
  19. a mountain
  20. cross a wide river
  21. True
  22. a train
  23. a volcano
  24. a ceiling fan
  25. False
  26. designs useful solutions
  27. a fridge
  28. False
  29. found in nature
  30. a rainbow
  31. a coral reef
  32. True
  33. made by engineers
  34. found in nature
  35. True
  36. a bicycle
  37. reach a top floor fast
  38. a coral reef
  39. make power from sunlight
  40. made by engineers

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