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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 517 · 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 satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
  2. 2.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  4. 4.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
  5. 5.True or false: a dam helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a volcano (c) a ceiling fan (d) a dam
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
  8. 8.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make water safe to drink (d) make power from sunlight
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  10. 10.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) carry many people far (d) talk to someone far away
  11. 11.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  15. 15.True or false: a solar panel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) dance (d) cooking
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  20. 20.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a microscope helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which need does a train meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) keep food fresh longer (c) carry many people far (d) reach a top floor fast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a banyan tree (c) a dam (d) a mountain
  24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a river (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a dam
  26. 26.True or false: a tunnel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a dam (c) a telephone (d) a lift
  30. 30.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a road that floods (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
  31. 31.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a microscope (c) a dam (d) a fridge
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a bicycle (c) a banyan tree (d) a mountain
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a railway track
  38. 38.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a coral reef (c) a lift (d) a rainbow
  40. 40.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a mobile phone (c) a bridge (d) a river

Answer key

  1. a cloud
  2. False
  3. a rainbow
  4. talk to someone far away
  5. False
  6. a volcano
  7. a bridge
  8. make power from sunlight
  9. found in nature
  10. make water safe to drink
  11. True
  12. True
  13. made by engineers
  14. made by engineers
  15. False
  16. a dam
  17. found in nature
  18. science
  19. found in nature
  20. True
  21. False
  22. carry many people far
  23. a dam
  24. a ceiling fan
  25. a microscope
  26. False
  27. False
  28. made by engineers
  29. a lift
  30. a road that floods
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a fridge
  35. a bicycle
  36. found in nature
  37. a rainbow
  38. False
  39. a lift
  40. a river

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