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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 365 · 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) understands the problem (b) buys every material (c) builds at once (d) paints the model
  2. 2.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a dam (d) a seashell
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a lift (d) a telephone
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) cross a wide river
  7. 7.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a bicycle (c) a cloud (d) a rainbow
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  10. 10.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a bicycle (c) a lift (d) a volcano
  12. 12.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) dance (d) science
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  14. 14.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a mobile phone (d) a bicycle
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a lift
  17. 17.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make water safe to drink (c) make power from sunlight (d) store water for summer
  18. 18.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  20. 20.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a telephone
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a train
  23. 23.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
  24. 24.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a solar panel (d) a water filter
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a banyan tree (d) a ceiling fan
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a satellite
  34. 34.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  36. 36.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) cross a wide river (d) go through a mountain
  37. 37.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a solar panel helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. understands the problem
  2. a dam
  3. a solar panel
  4. found in nature
  5. False
  6. cross a wide river
  7. make water safe to drink
  8. a bicycle
  9. found in nature
  10. True
  11. a volcano
  12. science
  13. made by engineers
  14. False
  15. a river
  16. a lift
  17. store water for summer
  18. carry many people far
  19. made by engineers
  20. False
  21. a telephone
  22. a bridge
  23. designs useful solutions
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a tunnel
  31. a banyan tree
  32. found in nature
  33. a coral reef
  34. False
  35. a microscope
  36. keep food fresh longer
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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