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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 575 · 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 waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a ceiling fan (d) a bridge
  2. 2.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
  4. 4.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a waterfall
  6. 6.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a coral reef (d) a lift
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a tunnel
  9. 9.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
  10. 10.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) science (c) dance (d) cooking
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a ceiling fan (c) a satellite (d) a bridge
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  16. 16.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a mobile phone (c) a ceiling fan (d) a satellite
  19. 19.True or false: a microscope helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  21. 21.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) make power from sunlight (d) go through a mountain
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  24. 24.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a lift (c) a cloud (d) a mountain
  27. 27.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) what is for lunch? (b) who won the match? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
  28. 28.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) make power from sunlight
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
  31. 31.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  32. 32.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) go through a mountain (c) make water safe to drink (d) carry many people far
  33. 33.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) talk to someone far away
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a volcano (c) a coral reef (d) a river
  35. 35.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bicycle (c) a volcano (d) a ceiling fan
  37. 37.True or false: a bridge helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a bridge (d) a telephone
  39. 39.True or false: a lift helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a train (d) a dam

Answer key

  1. a waterfall
  2. False
  3. see very tiny things
  4. True
  5. a dam
  6. True
  7. a coral reef
  8. a tunnel
  9. cross a wide river
  10. False
  11. science
  12. made by engineers
  13. a cloud
  14. found in nature
  15. designs useful solutions
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a volcano
  19. False
  20. a dam
  21. False
  22. carry many people far
  23. found in nature
  24. True
  25. found in nature
  26. a lift
  27. how can we build it?
  28. True
  29. make power from sunlight
  30. a bridge
  31. understands the problem
  32. make water safe to drink
  33. store water for summer
  34. a ceiling fan
  35. True
  36. a volcano
  37. False
  38. a lift
  39. False
  40. a train

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