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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 474 · 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 of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
  2. 2.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
  5. 5.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  6. 6.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
  7. 7.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a road that floods (c) a boring story (d) a sad song
  8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a bridge (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  10. 10.True or false: a solar panel helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a rainbow
  13. 13.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.True or false: a tunnel helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a fridge
  17. 17.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) cross a wide river (d) go through a mountain
  18. 18.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a tunnel (c) a bridge (d) a dam
  19. 19.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
  20. 20.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a microscope helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a water filter (c) a seashell (d) a bridge
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
  25. 25.True or false: a bridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a mountain (d) a water filter
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a railway track (c) a volcano (d) a waterfall
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a tunnel (c) a lift (d) a telephone
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a bridge (c) a volcano (d) a seashell
  32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) builds at once (d) understands the problem
  33. 33.Which need does a dam meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a coral reef (d) a mobile phone
  35. 35.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a ceiling fan (d) a water filter
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a seashell (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
  38. 38.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) store water for summer (d) keep food fresh longer
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a waterfall
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. a cloud
  2. True
  3. False
  4. make water safe to drink
  5. found in nature
  6. carry many people far
  7. a road that floods
  8. designs useful solutions
  9. a lift
  10. False
  11. True
  12. a railway track
  13. False
  14. made by engineers
  15. False
  16. a fridge
  17. cross a wide river
  18. a dam
  19. make power from sunlight
  20. True
  21. False
  22. a seashell
  23. found in nature
  24. a waterfall
  25. False
  26. a water filter
  27. a railway track
  28. a train
  29. a solar panel
  30. made by engineers
  31. a bridge
  32. understands the problem
  33. store water for summer
  34. a coral reef
  35. True
  36. a river
  37. a satellite
  38. keep food fresh longer
  39. a bicycle
  40. made by engineers

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