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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 759 · 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 water filter (b) a seashell (c) a volcano (d) a coral reef
  2. 2.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  3. 3.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a waterfall (c) a water filter (d) a satellite
  5. 5.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) make power from sunlight (c) talk to someone far away (d) go through a mountain
  6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a rainbow (c) a lift (d) a waterfall
  7. 7.True or false: a lift helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a coral reef (c) a volcano (d) a ceiling fan
  10. 10.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a seashell (c) a water filter (d) a rainbow
  12. 12.True or false: a ceiling fan is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a waterfall is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a dam helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  18. 18.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) how can we build it?
  19. 19.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a mobile phone (c) a river (d) a coral reef
  23. 23.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
  24. 24.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a lift (d) a bridge
  27. 27.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a bridge (d) a banyan tree
  30. 30.Which need does a train meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a mobile phone (c) a seashell (d) a bicycle
  32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a telephone
  34. 34.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  35. 35.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a telephone
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a river
  39. 39.True or false: a river is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a water filter
  2. a road that floods
  3. False
  4. a waterfall
  5. make power from sunlight
  6. a lift
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a ceiling fan
  10. True
  11. a water filter
  12. False
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. True
  17. a dam
  18. how can we build it?
  19. True
  20. made by engineers
  21. False
  22. a mobile phone
  23. a waterfall
  24. True
  25. made by engineers
  26. a tunnel
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a bridge
  30. carry many people far
  31. a seashell
  32. understands the problem
  33. a telephone
  34. found in nature
  35. a train
  36. made by engineers
  37. made by engineers
  38. a river
  39. False
  40. True

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