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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 496 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a mountain (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  2. 2.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bridge (b) a banyan tree (c) a waterfall (d) a cloud
  4. 4.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a solar panel helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a bridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a river (c) a dam (d) a rainbow
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a microscope (d) a train
  10. 10.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a rainbow (d) a coral reef
  12. 12.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a bridge (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
  15. 15.True or false: a lift helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a waterfall (c) a mobile phone (d) a banyan tree
  17. 17.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a satellite
  20. 20.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) make water safe to drink
  21. 21.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
  23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a water filter (c) a rainbow (d) a bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a seashell (c) a railway track (d) a waterfall
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a lift (d) a railway track
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a lift (c) a coral reef (d) a cloud
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  30. 30.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a railway track (c) a water filter (d) a cloud
  35. 35.Which need does a lift meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
  36. 36.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) science (d) music
  37. 37.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) store water for summer (b) talk to someone far away (c) carry many people far (d) reach a top floor fast
  38. 38.True or false: a dam helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  40. 40.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) make water safe to drink (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight

Answer key

  1. a bicycle
  2. False
  3. a bridge
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. a dam
  9. a fridge
  10. False
  11. a dam
  12. True
  13. True
  14. a banyan tree
  15. False
  16. a mobile phone
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a seashell
  20. make power from sunlight
  21. True
  22. carry many people far
  23. a rainbow
  24. a railway track
  25. found in nature
  26. a river
  27. a lift
  28. found in nature
  29. understands the problem
  30. True
  31. made by engineers
  32. made by engineers
  33. found in nature
  34. a cloud
  35. reach a top floor fast
  36. science
  37. talk to someone far away
  38. False
  39. found in nature
  40. see very tiny things

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