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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 391 · 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 tunnel helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a lift (c) a microscope (d) a dam
  3. 3.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) store water for summer (b) keep food fresh longer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) make water safe to drink
  4. 4.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a railway track (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  7. 7.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a cloud (c) a dam (d) a satellite
  9. 9.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a mobile phone (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
  12. 12.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a coral reef (d) a mobile phone
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  15. 15.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a fridge
  17. 17.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a tunnel
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a water filter (c) a seashell (d) a cloud
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a satellite
  23. 23.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a railway track (d) a rainbow
  25. 25.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
  26. 26.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a coral reef (d) a railway track
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  29. 29.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a dam
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a water filter
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a dam helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a dam
  3. make water safe to drink
  4. False
  5. False
  6. a coral reef
  7. reach a top floor fast
  8. a cloud
  9. True
  10. made by engineers
  11. a rainbow
  12. see very tiny things
  13. a mobile phone
  14. made by engineers
  15. True
  16. a fridge
  17. True
  18. True
  19. found in nature
  20. a train
  21. a water filter
  22. a seashell
  23. False
  24. a railway track
  25. cross a wide river
  26. False
  27. a railway track
  28. a bridge
  29. False
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a lift
  33. found in nature
  34. a tunnel
  35. made by engineers
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. designs useful solutions
  40. found in nature

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