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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 550 · 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.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  2. 2.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a boring story (c) a lost cricket match (d) a road that floods
  3. 3.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) reach a top floor fast (c) carry many people far (d) go through a mountain
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a microscope (d) a tunnel
  5. 5.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  7. 7.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a telephone helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a cloud (d) a river
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
  13. 13.True or false: a train helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a lift (d) a dam
  15. 15.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a ceiling fan (c) a water filter (d) a lift
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a seashell (d) a lift
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  20. 20.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a dam (c) a microscope (d) a train
  26. 26.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  27. 27.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) how can we build it? (c) who won the match? (d) what is for lunch?
  28. 28.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
  29. 29.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a dam helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make water safe to drink (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
  33. 33.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
  36. 36.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a water filter helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a water filter helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. made by engineers
  2. a road that floods
  3. carry many people far
  4. a tunnel
  5. True
  6. designs useful solutions
  7. False
  8. True
  9. False
  10. a water filter
  11. a fridge
  12. a dam
  13. False
  14. a microscope
  15. False
  16. a cloud
  17. made by engineers
  18. a seashell
  19. found in nature
  20. True
  21. False
  22. found in nature
  23. found in nature
  24. True
  25. a train
  26. a coral reef
  27. how can we build it?
  28. a ceiling fan
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. make power from sunlight
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a bridge
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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