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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 415 · 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 bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) cross a wide river
  2. 2.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a volcano (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
  4. 4.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) music (c) science (d) dance
  5. 5.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a dam
  8. 8.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a satellite
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) understands the problem (c) builds at once (d) paints the model
  12. 12.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a solar panel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a volcano
  19. 19.True or false: a solar panel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a ceiling fan (c) a railway track (d) a bicycle
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a waterfall (c) a volcano (d) a rainbow
  22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a waterfall (d) a bridge
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a lift (d) a train
  24. 24.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a bicycle (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a mountain (c) a waterfall (d) a coral reef
  30. 30.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) store water for summer (d) carry many people far
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a microscope
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a coral reef (c) a water filter (d) a ceiling fan
  34. 34.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a banyan tree (c) a railway track (d) a water filter
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a cloud
  38. 38.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cross a wide river
  2. False
  3. a volcano
  4. science
  5. False
  6. a fridge
  7. a dam
  8. make water safe to drink
  9. a seashell
  10. made by engineers
  11. understands the problem
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. talk to someone far away
  16. found in nature
  17. found in nature
  18. a satellite
  19. False
  20. a volcano
  21. a bicycle
  22. a bridge
  23. a lift
  24. True
  25. made by engineers
  26. a train
  27. found in nature
  28. a waterfall
  29. a mobile phone
  30. make power from sunlight
  31. found in nature
  32. a microscope
  33. a coral reef
  34. True
  35. found in nature
  36. a banyan tree
  37. a dam
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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