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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 357 · 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 made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
  2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a volcano (d) a satellite
  3. 3.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a satellite
  5. 5.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a mountain (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  7. 7.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
  10. 10.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a sad song (c) a lost cricket match (d) a boring story
  11. 11.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight
  13. 13.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a fridge helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
  16. 16.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) sells tickets (c) only paints pictures (d) grows crops
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
  18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a volcano
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a solar panel helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  27. 27.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
  28. 28.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a mobile phone (c) a waterfall (d) a banyan tree
  30. 30.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a dam
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
  33. 33.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a satellite (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a seashell
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a ceiling fan
  37. 37.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a telephone (d) a water filter
  39. 39.True or false: a train helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) dance (c) cooking (d) music

Answer key

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

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