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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 601 · 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.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a tunnel (c) a fridge (d) a dam
  2. 2.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a seashell (c) a mobile phone (d) a cloud
  7. 7.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a waterfall (c) a cloud (d) a bicycle
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a coral reef (c) a river (d) a mobile phone
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.True or false: a dam helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make water safe to drink (d) see very tiny things
  13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a water filter (d) a satellite
  14. 14.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  16. 16.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a waterfall (c) a ceiling fan (d) a river
  17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a lift
  18. 18.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) reach a top floor fast (c) talk to someone far away (d) cross a wide river
  19. 19.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  21. 21.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a mountain
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a dam
  24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a mobile phone (c) a waterfall (d) a lift
  25. 25.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) grows crops
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  28. 28.True or false: a train helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a lift (c) a waterfall (d) a bicycle
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a microscope (d) a lift
  32. 32.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a satellite (d) a railway track
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a microscope (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
  35. 35.True or false: a bridge helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a lift helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which need does a dam meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a telephone

Answer key

  1. a tunnel
  2. True
  3. a seashell
  4. found in nature
  5. a cloud
  6. a mobile phone
  7. True
  8. a bicycle
  9. a mobile phone
  10. found in nature
  11. False
  12. keep food fresh longer
  13. a rainbow
  14. True
  15. a lift
  16. a ceiling fan
  17. a seashell
  18. go through a mountain
  19. False
  20. understands the problem
  21. False
  22. a satellite
  23. a dam
  24. a waterfall
  25. False
  26. designs useful solutions
  27. found in nature
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a waterfall
  31. a microscope
  32. False
  33. a river
  34. a solar panel
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. store water for summer
  40. a telephone

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