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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 379 · 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 bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  3. 3.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) talk to someone far away (c) make water safe to drink (d) reach a top floor fast
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a cloud (d) a ceiling fan
  5. 5.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a bridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a sad song (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  10. 10.Which need does a dam meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) cross a wide river (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
  11. 11.🛠️ 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?
  12. 12.True or false: a bridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a tunnel
  16. 16.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a cloud (c) a lift (d) a dam
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  21. 21.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  23. 23.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a train (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  27. 27.True or false: a banyan tree is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a bridge
  29. 29.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
  31. 31.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) make water safe to drink
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a telephone (c) a train (d) a microscope
  33. 33.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a fridge
  35. 35.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a train
  38. 38.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) only paints pictures (d) sells tickets
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a lift (c) a river (d) a railway track

Answer key

  1. False
  2. made by engineers
  3. make power from sunlight
  4. a ceiling fan
  5. True
  6. False
  7. True
  8. True
  9. a road that floods
  10. store water for summer
  11. how can we build it?
  12. False
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a water filter
  16. True
  17. made by engineers
  18. True
  19. a cloud
  20. a volcano
  21. True
  22. made by engineers
  23. False
  24. found in nature
  25. made by engineers
  26. a train
  27. False
  28. a tunnel
  29. carry many people far
  30. a cloud
  31. make water safe to drink
  32. a microscope
  33. True
  34. a lift
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a fridge
  38. designs useful solutions
  39. found in nature
  40. a river

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