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