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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 67 · 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 microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a water filter (d) a mountain
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  5. 5.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
  6. 6.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) how can we build it? (c) what is for lunch? (d) who won the match?
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  9. 9.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a satellite (c) a water filter (d) a bicycle
  10. 10.True or false: a train helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  12. 12.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  13. 13.True or false: a train helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a river (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
  16. 16.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) see very tiny things
  18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a volcano
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  21. 21.True or false: a water filter helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a bridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a rainbow (c) a cloud (d) a bridge
  25. 25.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a microscope
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a cloud (d) a rainbow
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a telephone (c) a lift (d) a water filter
  29. 29.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a volcano (c) a mobile phone (d) a coral reef
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
  35. 35.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a solar panel (c) a tunnel (d) a dam
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a seashell (c) a dam (d) a bridge
  38. 38.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  39. 39.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a microscope

Answer key

  1. False
  2. found in nature
  3. a water filter
  4. a bicycle
  5. store water for summer
  6. True
  7. how can we build it?
  8. made by engineers
  9. a volcano
  10. False
  11. made by engineers
  12. understands the problem
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a ceiling fan
  16. True
  17. keep food fresh longer
  18. a satellite
  19. made by engineers
  20. made by engineers
  21. False
  22. False
  23. True
  24. a bridge
  25. designs useful solutions
  26. a lift
  27. a dam
  28. a water filter
  29. False
  30. True
  31. True
  32. a mobile phone
  33. False
  34. science
  35. a telephone
  36. found in nature
  37. a seashell
  38. found in nature
  39. make power from sunlight
  40. a fridge

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