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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 770 · 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 need does a bridge meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) cross a wide river (c) see very tiny things (d) store water for summer
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a rainbow (d) a lift
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a mountain (d) a bridge
  4. 4.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) understands the problem (c) builds at once (d) buys every material
  6. 6.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a volcano (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
  7. 7.True or false: a cloud is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a train (c) a dam (d) a fridge
  10. 10.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a banyan tree
  11. 11.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a solar panel (c) a telephone (d) a water filter
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a train
  13. 13.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a bicycle (c) a satellite (d) a water filter
  14. 14.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🛠️ Is a cloud made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  16. 16.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) reach a top floor fast
  17. 17.Which need does a lift meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) go through a mountain (d) store water for summer
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  19. 19.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) sells tickets
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a water filter (d) a bridge
  21. 21.True or false: a water filter helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a river (d) a dam
  24. 24.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a train (c) a tunnel (d) a dam
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a seashell (c) a bridge (d) a ceiling fan
  28. 28.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.True or false: a water filter helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) talk to someone far away (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) store water for summer (c) go through a mountain (d) see very tiny things
  34. 34.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a rainbow is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a dam helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a satellite
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a waterfall (c) a rainbow (d) a seashell

Answer key

  1. cross a wide river
  2. a rainbow
  3. a bridge
  4. True
  5. understands the problem
  6. a lift
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a lift
  10. a banyan tree
  11. a water filter
  12. a bridge
  13. a mountain
  14. True
  15. found in nature
  16. store water for summer
  17. reach a top floor fast
  18. made by engineers
  19. designs useful solutions
  20. a train
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a river
  24. make water safe to drink
  25. a dam
  26. found in nature
  27. a seashell
  28. True
  29. made by engineers
  30. False
  31. talk to someone far away
  32. found in nature
  33. keep food fresh longer
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a cloud
  40. a lift

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