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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 602 · 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 rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a seashell
  2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a cloud (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  4. 4.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) reach a top floor fast
  5. 5.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mobile phone (c) a ceiling fan (d) a volcano
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
  8. 8.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a tunnel (d) a lift
  10. 10.True or false: a telephone helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a mountain (c) a satellite (d) a coral reef
  13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a mountain (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water filter (b) a banyan tree (c) a mobile phone (d) a bridge
  15. 15.True or false: a fridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a railway track
  17. 17.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) builds at once
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a river (c) a dam (d) a lift
  19. 19.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  20. 20.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a microscope
  23. 23.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  24. 24.True or false: a lift helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) music (d) science
  26. 26.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a telephone (d) a dam
  30. 30.True or false: a microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a dam helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a mobile phone
  35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a rainbow (b) a satellite (c) a dam (d) a ceiling fan
  36. 36.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) reach a top floor fast
  37. 37.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a fridge
  38. 38.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
  39. 39.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a bridge
  40. 40.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a satellite
  2. a cloud
  3. made by engineers
  4. reach a top floor fast
  5. a volcano
  6. found in nature
  7. a bridge
  8. talk to someone far away
  9. a tunnel
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a satellite
  13. a mountain
  14. a banyan tree
  15. False
  16. a rainbow
  17. understands the problem
  18. a river
  19. a bridge
  20. True
  21. made by engineers
  22. a lift
  23. designs useful solutions
  24. False
  25. science
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. a telephone
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. a coral reef
  35. a rainbow
  36. go through a mountain
  37. a fridge
  38. cross a wide river
  39. a solar panel
  40. False

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