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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 371 · 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.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  3. 3.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a train (c) a tunnel (d) a water filter
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  5. 5.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make power from sunlight (c) make water safe to drink (d) go through a mountain
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a volcano (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a volcano (d) a mobile phone
  9. 9.True or false: a bridge helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a tunnel helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  13. 13.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a bicycle
  16. 16.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a telephone (c) a lift (d) a fridge
  19. 19.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a tunnel (d) a bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a banyan tree (c) a river (d) a lift
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a cloud
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a coral reef (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a fridge
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  29. 29.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) cross a wide river (d) make power from sunlight
  30. 30.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a seashell
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a mobile phone (c) a mountain (d) a ceiling fan
  32. 32.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) reach a top floor fast (d) keep food fresh longer
  33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a lift (c) a bridge (d) a microscope
  35. 35.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which need does a dam meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make power from sunlight
  37. 37.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a mountain (c) a dam (d) a waterfall
  39. 39.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a rainbow (d) a lift
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a banyan tree

Answer key

  1. made by engineers
  2. found in nature
  3. a tunnel
  4. a solar panel
  5. keep food fresh longer
  6. made by engineers
  7. a mobile phone
  8. a volcano
  9. False
  10. False
  11. False
  12. made by engineers
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a cloud
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a fridge
  19. a dam
  20. a mountain
  21. found in nature
  22. a lift
  23. a lift
  24. a coral reef
  25. a lift
  26. a telephone
  27. found in nature
  28. made by engineers
  29. cross a wide river
  30. a bicycle
  31. a mountain
  32. see very tiny things
  33. True
  34. a microscope
  35. True
  36. store water for summer
  37. False
  38. a dam
  39. a rainbow
  40. a banyan tree

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