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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 406 · 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 bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a satellite (c) a ceiling fan (d) a seashell
  4. 4.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a lift
  7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a bridge (d) a lift
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  9. 9.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  11. 11.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) cooking (d) dance
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a mountain (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  15. 15.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a bicycle (d) a coral reef
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a railway track (d) a mobile phone
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make water safe to drink (d) go through a mountain
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  20. 20.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a tunnel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a telephone (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
  26. 26.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
  27. 27.True or false: a lift helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a tunnel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a dam (d) a water filter
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) see very tiny things (c) carry many people far (d) reach a top floor fast
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a lost cricket match
  35. 35.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a fridge
  36. 36.True or false: a water filter helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a train (d) a telephone
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. designs useful solutions
  3. a seashell
  4. True
  5. a bicycle
  6. a microscope
  7. a waterfall
  8. found in nature
  9. True
  10. a dam
  11. True
  12. science
  13. a fridge
  14. a mountain
  15. a coral reef
  16. a rainbow
  17. made by engineers
  18. carry many people far
  19. a cloud
  20. True
  21. True
  22. False
  23. True
  24. reach a top floor fast
  25. a tunnel
  26. go through a mountain
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a bridge
  30. made by engineers
  31. store water for summer
  32. made by engineers
  33. found in nature
  34. a road that floods
  35. a lift
  36. False
  37. a telephone
  38. made by engineers
  39. found in nature
  40. True

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