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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 405 · 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 need does a water filter meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) make water safe to drink
  2. 2.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) talk to someone far away (d) carry many people far
  4. 4.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a telephone
  7. 7.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) talk to someone far away
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a dam
  9. 9.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a seashell (c) a volcano (d) a rainbow
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a cloud (c) a river (d) a bicycle
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a waterfall (c) a rainbow (d) a volcano
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a telephone (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  16. 16.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a mobile phone (d) a volcano
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a satellite (c) a seashell (d) a volcano
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a dam
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a mobile phone (d) a rainbow
  23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a mobile phone (d) a ceiling fan
  24. 24.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a waterfall (c) a bicycle (d) a river
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a river
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
  31. 31.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) see very tiny things (c) keep food fresh longer (d) talk to someone far away
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which need does a dam meet? (a) carry many people far (b) see very tiny things (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a solar panel (c) a microscope (d) a train
  38. 38.🛠️ 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
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. make water safe to drink
  2. True
  3. talk to someone far away
  4. True
  5. made by engineers
  6. a telephone
  7. carry many people far
  8. a mountain
  9. False
  10. designs useful solutions
  11. found in nature
  12. a dam
  13. a bicycle
  14. a ceiling fan
  15. a bridge
  16. False
  17. a volcano
  18. found in nature
  19. a satellite
  20. a mountain
  21. a bridge
  22. a rainbow
  23. a seashell
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a bicycle
  29. a river
  30. a fridge
  31. True
  32. go through a mountain
  33. made by engineers
  34. False
  35. store water for summer
  36. found in nature
  37. a solar panel
  38. a road that floods
  39. made by engineers
  40. True

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