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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 774 · 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 lift meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
  2. 2.True or false: a lift helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) cross a wide river (c) make water safe to drink (d) store water for summer
  6. 6.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
  7. 7.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a dam (c) a mountain (d) a mobile phone
  9. 9.True or false: a dam helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a water filter (c) a microscope (d) a tunnel
  15. 15.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a telephone
  17. 17.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) go through a mountain
  19. 19.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a rainbow (c) a seashell (d) a ceiling fan
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a volcano (c) a cloud (d) a waterfall
  23. 23.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a fridge (d) a bridge
  24. 24.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) cooking (b) science (c) music (d) dance
  25. 25.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a bicycle (d) a volcano
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a ceiling fan
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a bicycle (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a dam
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a fridge (c) a telephone (d) a dam
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a river (b) a volcano (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
  32. 32.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) only paints pictures (c) sells tickets (d) designs useful solutions
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a coral reef (c) a volcano (d) a railway track
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  36. 36.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) store water for summer
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a bridge (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
  39. 39.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a lift (c) a solar panel (d) a telephone
  40. 40.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. reach a top floor fast
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. cross a wide river
  6. make power from sunlight
  7. True
  8. a mountain
  9. False
  10. True
  11. False
  12. found in nature
  13. True
  14. a solar panel
  15. True
  16. a dam
  17. True
  18. keep food fresh longer
  19. True
  20. a fridge
  21. a ceiling fan
  22. a satellite
  23. a bridge
  24. science
  25. False
  26. found in nature
  27. a bicycle
  28. a cloud
  29. a mountain
  30. a tunnel
  31. a water filter
  32. designs useful solutions
  33. made by engineers
  34. a railway track
  35. made by engineers
  36. see very tiny things
  37. made by engineers
  38. a bridge
  39. a telephone
  40. True

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