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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 313 · 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 bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
  3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a waterfall (d) a railway track
  4. 4.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a tunnel helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) make water safe to drink (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a mobile phone (d) a dam
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a mobile phone (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  10. 10.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
  11. 11.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) cooking (c) music (d) dance
  12. 12.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a volcano (c) a lift (d) a railway track
  15. 15.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛠️ 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?
  19. 19.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  20. 20.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  24. 24.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which need does a lift meet? (a) carry many people far (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) reach a top floor fast
  26. 26.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which need does a dam meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) make water safe to drink (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
  31. 31.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a coral reef (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a satellite (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
  39. 39.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  40. 40.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a lift
  3. a waterfall
  4. True
  5. False
  6. cross a wide river
  7. a waterfall
  8. found in nature
  9. a cloud
  10. a road that floods
  11. science
  12. make water safe to drink
  13. made by engineers
  14. a volcano
  15. True
  16. False
  17. False
  18. how can we build it?
  19. a solar panel
  20. False
  21. True
  22. made by engineers
  23. found in nature
  24. True
  25. reach a top floor fast
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. store water for summer
  30. a bridge
  31. False
  32. a bicycle
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. made by engineers
  37. made by engineers
  38. a satellite
  39. understands the problem
  40. carry many people far

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