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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 603 · 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.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) music (d) science
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a mountain (d) a water filter
  3. 3.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  5. 5.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) keep food fresh longer (d) carry many people far
  6. 6.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make water safe to drink (c) make power from sunlight (d) carry many people far
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a seashell
  8. 8.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a water filter (c) a railway track (d) a bridge
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a bicycle (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a coral reef (c) a bicycle (d) a lift
  11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a bicycle (d) a rainbow
  12. 12.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a mountain
  15. 15.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a lost cricket match (c) a sad song (d) a boring story
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a solar panel
  17. 17.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a fridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a railway track (c) a mountain (d) a coral reef
  22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a bicycle (c) a rainbow (d) a mobile phone
  23. 23.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a bicycle
  28. 28.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) grows crops (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  29. 29.True or false: a bridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bridge (b) a mobile phone (c) a cloud (d) a railway track
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a dam (c) a banyan tree (d) a cloud
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a satellite (c) a railway track (d) a cloud
  34. 34.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a water filter helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a fridge helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. science
  2. a mountain
  3. False
  4. a dam
  5. keep food fresh longer
  6. make power from sunlight
  7. a bridge
  8. a volcano
  9. a banyan tree
  10. a coral reef
  11. a bicycle
  12. False
  13. made by engineers
  14. a mountain
  15. a road that floods
  16. a solar panel
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a railway track
  22. a rainbow
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. True
  27. a bicycle
  28. designs useful solutions
  29. False
  30. True
  31. a cloud
  32. a dam
  33. a cloud
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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