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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 341 · 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 microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a solar panel (c) a train (d) a fridge
  4. 4.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
  6. 6.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) why is the sky blue?
  7. 7.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a railway track (d) a mountain
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a telephone (c) a water filter (d) a fridge
  12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a railway track (c) a bridge (d) a mobile phone
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a lift
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a rainbow (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
  16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a water filter
  17. 17.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make power from sunlight
  18. 18.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a satellite (d) a river
  20. 20.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a seashell (c) a banyan tree (d) a rainbow
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a waterfall
  25. 25.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
  26. 26.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a water filter helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a microscope helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which need does a lift meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make power from sunlight
  34. 34.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
  36. 36.True or false: a lift helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a ceiling fan (d) a coral reef
  38. 38.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a solar panel
  4. True
  5. make power from sunlight
  6. how can we build it?
  7. False
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a railway track
  11. a telephone
  12. a river
  13. a lift
  14. a microscope
  15. a lift
  16. a waterfall
  17. cross a wide river
  18. True
  19. a satellite
  20. True
  21. made by engineers
  22. found in nature
  23. a water filter
  24. a mobile phone
  25. designs useful solutions
  26. see very tiny things
  27. found in nature
  28. True
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. reach a top floor fast
  34. True
  35. store water for summer
  36. False
  37. a ceiling fan
  38. carry many people far
  39. made by engineers
  40. made by engineers

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