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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 242 · 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.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) buys every material
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  4. 4.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a tunnel helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a telephone
  8. 8.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  9. 9.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  13. 13.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) dance (c) science (d) music
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a river (c) a bicycle (d) a dam
  17. 17.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a volcano (d) a satellite
  21. 21.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a fridge
  22. 22.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a solar panel
  24. 24.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.True or false: a tunnel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  29. 29.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a lift
  33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  36. 36.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.True or false: a microscope helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. understands the problem
  2. made by engineers
  3. a bridge
  4. True
  5. True
  6. False
  7. a train
  8. cross a wide river
  9. False
  10. False
  11. carry many people far
  12. made by engineers
  13. False
  14. True
  15. science
  16. a river
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a solar panel
  20. a volcano
  21. a dam
  22. True
  23. a tunnel
  24. False
  25. False
  26. found in nature
  27. False
  28. a water filter
  29. True
  30. found in nature
  31. a road that floods
  32. a cloud
  33. False
  34. a lift
  35. made by engineers
  36. True
  37. found in nature
  38. make power from sunlight
  39. made by engineers
  40. False

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