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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

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

Answer key

  1. a river
  2. a railway track
  3. a telephone
  4. a bicycle
  5. a bicycle
  6. a waterfall
  7. a fridge
  8. science
  9. False
  10. a road that floods
  11. make power from sunlight
  12. True
  13. False
  14. False
  15. a microscope
  16. found in nature
  17. made by engineers
  18. made by engineers
  19. False
  20. found in nature
  21. False
  22. False
  23. a dam
  24. a train
  25. made by engineers
  26. a satellite
  27. True
  28. store water for summer
  29. True
  30. True
  31. reach a top floor fast
  32. a volcano
  33. made by engineers
  34. True
  35. a lift
  36. make water safe to drink
  37. see very tiny things
  38. a volcano
  39. False
  40. False

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