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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 821 · 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.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  2. 2.Which need does a lift meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) carry many people far (c) reach a top floor fast (d) keep food fresh longer
  3. 3.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make water safe to drink (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
  4. 4.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a rainbow (c) a mobile phone (d) a mountain
  5. 5.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a rainbow
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a water filter (c) a mountain (d) a bridge
  8. 8.Which need does a dam meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) go through a mountain (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  10. 10.Which need does a train meet? (a) store water for summer (b) carry many people far (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  11. 11.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) talk to someone far away (d) store water for summer
  12. 12.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  13. 13.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a seashell (d) a lift
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a railway track (d) a volcano
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a telephone (c) a solar panel (d) a dam
  17. 17.True or false: a bicycle is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  19. 19.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a dam
  22. 22.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a rainbow (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a satellite (b) a rainbow (c) a seashell (d) a volcano
  24. 24.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mobile phone (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a cloud
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a train (c) a telephone (d) a solar panel
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a tunnel
  29. 29.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) paints the model (b) buys every material (c) builds at once (d) understands the problem
  30. 30.True or false: a river is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) how can we build it? (b) what is for lunch? (c) why is the sky blue? (d) who won the match?
  32. 32.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a lift
  33. 33.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) keep food fresh longer (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  34. 34.True or false: a telephone helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  36. 36.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) cross a wide river (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  37. 37.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a dam (c) a waterfall (d) a water filter
  39. 39.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) cooking (d) science
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

Answer key

  1. found in nature
  2. reach a top floor fast
  3. go through a mountain
  4. a mobile phone
  5. False
  6. a rainbow
  7. a mountain
  8. store water for summer
  9. found in nature
  10. carry many people far
  11. talk to someone far away
  12. made by engineers
  13. True
  14. a seashell
  15. a volcano
  16. a bridge
  17. True
  18. made by engineers
  19. True
  20. True
  21. a dam
  22. a rainbow
  23. a satellite
  24. False
  25. a cloud
  26. a train
  27. found in nature
  28. a water filter
  29. understands the problem
  30. True
  31. how can we build it?
  32. a lift
  33. make water safe to drink
  34. False
  35. made by engineers
  36. cross a wide river
  37. found in nature
  38. a waterfall
  39. science
  40. found in nature

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