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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 56 · 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.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  3. 3.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) cross a wide river (d) store water for summer
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a mobile phone (c) a coral reef (d) a dam
  6. 6.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a mobile phone
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a volcano (c) a seashell (d) a mobile phone
  10. 10.True or false: a solar panel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a mountain (c) a lift (d) a bicycle
  12. 12.True or false: a mountain is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a seashell (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a mobile phone
  14. 14.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) science (d) cooking
  15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
  17. 17.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  19. 19.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) make water safe to drink (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a cloud (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a volcano (d) a ceiling fan
  22. 22.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) see very tiny things
  24. 24.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a waterfall (d) a rainbow
  26. 26.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
  28. 28.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a bicycle
  30. 30.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a telephone (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a cloud (d) a satellite
  33. 33.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) talk to someone far away (c) see very tiny things (d) cross a wide river
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.Which need does a train meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) talk to someone far away (d) make water safe to drink
  36. 36.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a microscope
  39. 39.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a mountain (c) a bridge (d) a coral reef

Answer key

  1. False
  2. found in nature
  3. True
  4. talk to someone far away
  5. a coral reef
  6. True
  7. understands the problem
  8. a banyan tree
  9. a mobile phone
  10. False
  11. a mountain
  12. True
  13. a seashell
  14. science
  15. designs useful solutions
  16. a railway track
  17. False
  18. found in nature
  19. see very tiny things
  20. a lift
  21. a ceiling fan
  22. True
  23. make power from sunlight
  24. found in nature
  25. a dam
  26. True
  27. make water safe to drink
  28. False
  29. a river
  30. keep food fresh longer
  31. a telephone
  32. a satellite
  33. cross a wide river
  34. found in nature
  35. carry many people far
  36. True
  37. made by engineers
  38. a lift
  39. True
  40. a bridge

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