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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 447 · 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 train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) cross a wide river (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
  2. 2.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a waterfall (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
  5. 5.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a mountain (d) a bicycle
  7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a waterfall (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a bridge
  8. 8.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) why is the sky blue? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
  9. 9.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  11. 11.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) go through a mountain (d) make water safe to drink
  12. 12.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  14. 14.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make power from sunlight (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  16. 16.True or false: a train helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a train
  18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a lift (c) a mountain (d) a seashell
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a river
  20. 20.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a rainbow
  24. 24.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  27. 27.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a mobile phone (d) a ceiling fan
  29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) designs useful solutions (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  30. 30.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) cross a wide river (c) make power from sunlight (d) see very tiny things
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a fridge
  32. 32.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a microscope helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a satellite (c) a bicycle (d) a dam
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a waterfall (c) a dam (d) a mobile phone
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a tunnel
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a banyan tree (d) a coral reef
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. carry many people far
  2. True
  3. a bridge
  4. a bridge
  5. keep food fresh longer
  6. a mountain
  7. a waterfall
  8. how can we build it?
  9. False
  10. found in nature
  11. talk to someone far away
  12. True
  13. made by engineers
  14. True
  15. make power from sunlight
  16. False
  17. a bridge
  18. a lift
  19. a satellite
  20. True
  21. a banyan tree
  22. made by engineers
  23. a bicycle
  24. False
  25. made by engineers
  26. found in nature
  27. False
  28. a rainbow
  29. designs useful solutions
  30. cross a wide river
  31. a tunnel
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a seashell
  36. a waterfall
  37. made by engineers
  38. a telephone
  39. a dam
  40. found in nature

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