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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 803 · 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 of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a dam (c) a river (d) a banyan tree
  2. 2.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a telephone (c) a microscope (d) a tunnel
  3. 3.True or false: a lift helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) sells tickets (b) only paints pictures (c) designs useful solutions (d) grows crops
  5. 5.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a satellite is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) talk to someone far away (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a bridge (c) a solar panel (d) a microscope
  10. 10.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) see very tiny things (d) make power from sunlight
  11. 11.True or false: a telephone helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a coral reef made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a solar panel (c) a dam (d) a train
  14. 14.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a railway track
  18. 18.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a mobile phone (c) a bicycle (d) a rainbow
  20. 20.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a dam
  22. 22.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) store water for summer (b) make power from sunlight (c) carry many people far (d) see very tiny things
  23. 23.True or false: a dam helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a cloud (c) a mobile phone (d) a volcano
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a tunnel (d) a dam
  27. 27.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a mountain
  30. 30.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a lift (c) a mobile phone (d) a waterfall
  33. 33.True or false: a tunnel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a telephone helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a banyan tree (c) a coral reef (d) a seashell
  38. 38.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a satellite (c) a river (d) a seashell
  39. 39.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) cooking (c) science (d) music
  40. 40.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a dam
  2. a lift
  3. False
  4. designs useful solutions
  5. False
  6. True
  7. True
  8. cross a wide river
  9. a fridge
  10. make power from sunlight
  11. False
  12. found in nature
  13. a train
  14. True
  15. False
  16. found in nature
  17. a cloud
  18. True
  19. a rainbow
  20. False
  21. a river
  22. see very tiny things
  23. False
  24. True
  25. a mobile phone
  26. a tunnel
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a railway track
  30. reach a top floor fast
  31. made by engineers
  32. a waterfall
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a lift
  38. a satellite
  39. science
  40. False

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