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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 754 · 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 see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a bridge (c) a train (d) a fridge
  2. 2.True or false: a dam helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a seashell (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  4. 4.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a volcano (c) a mountain (d) a cloud
  7. 7.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a train (d) a lift
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a solar panel (d) a tunnel
  9. 9.True or false: a lift helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a volcano (d) a water filter
  12. 12.True or false: a coral reef is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which need does a dam meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) make water safe to drink (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a solar panel
  15. 15.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a solar panel (c) a tunnel (d) a telephone
  17. 17.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a rainbow
  19. 19.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) talk to someone far away (c) see very tiny things (d) keep food fresh longer
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a satellite (d) a waterfall
  21. 21.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) store water for summer (c) reach a top floor fast (d) carry many people far
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a bicycle (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a waterfall
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a mobile phone (c) a cloud (d) a railway track
  25. 25.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a boring story (b) a sad song (c) a road that floods (d) a lost cricket match
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  28. 28.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a volcano (b) a dam (c) a water filter (d) a bicycle
  29. 29.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  31. 31.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) who won the match?
  32. 32.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a lift (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  33. 33.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  36. 36.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) sells tickets (c) grows crops (d) designs useful solutions
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a rainbow (d) a cloud
  38. 38.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) store water for summer
  39. 39.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a microscope
  2. False
  3. a seashell
  4. True
  5. True
  6. a satellite
  7. a bridge
  8. a solar panel
  9. False
  10. made by engineers
  11. a water filter
  12. False
  13. store water for summer
  14. a tunnel
  15. False
  16. a telephone
  17. made by engineers
  18. a ceiling fan
  19. keep food fresh longer
  20. a satellite
  21. carry many people far
  22. found in nature
  23. a bicycle
  24. a cloud
  25. False
  26. a road that floods
  27. made by engineers
  28. a volcano
  29. False
  30. found in nature
  31. how can we build it?
  32. a lift
  33. False
  34. a fridge
  35. found in nature
  36. designs useful solutions
  37. a dam
  38. go through a mountain
  39. True
  40. False

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