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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 814 · 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 found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a volcano (d) a bicycle
  2. 2.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a volcano (c) a rainbow (d) a ceiling fan
  6. 6.Which need does a lift meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) make power from sunlight (d) reach a top floor fast
  7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) understands the problem (c) paints the model (d) buys every material
  8. 8.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛠️ 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
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a tunnel (c) a telephone (d) a train
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a bicycle (c) a lift (d) a banyan tree
  12. 12.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) see very tiny things (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
  13. 13.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a banyan tree (c) a rainbow (d) a coral reef
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
  17. 17.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a river (d) a mobile phone
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a dam (c) a waterfall (d) a rainbow
  19. 19.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) grows crops (c) sells tickets (d) only paints pictures
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a dam (c) a volcano (d) a waterfall
  22. 22.🛠️ Is a lift made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  23. 23.True or false: a volcano is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a solar panel (c) a fridge (d) a lift
  25. 25.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a lift (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a waterfall
  26. 26.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a train helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a solar panel
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a fridge (c) a bridge (d) a lift
  31. 31.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a lift (c) a coral reef (d) a railway track
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a mountain (c) a railway track (d) a dam
  34. 34.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.True or false: a bridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a train helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a train helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a lift is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a volcano
  2. True
  3. False
  4. made by engineers
  5. a ceiling fan
  6. reach a top floor fast
  7. understands the problem
  8. False
  9. a road that floods
  10. a telephone
  11. a banyan tree
  12. cross a wide river
  13. True
  14. found in nature
  15. a mobile phone
  16. a solar panel
  17. a river
  18. a dam
  19. True
  20. designs useful solutions
  21. a dam
  22. made by engineers
  23. True
  24. a tunnel
  25. a lift
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a microscope
  30. a lift
  31. a dam
  32. a coral reef
  33. a mountain
  34. True
  35. made by engineers
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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