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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 839 · 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 a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a lost cricket match (b) a sad song (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  2. 2.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a microscope helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a microscope helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which need does a dam meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) store water for summer (c) see very tiny things (d) carry many people far
  7. 7.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) builds at once
  8. 8.🛠️ Is a railway track made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  9. 9.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mountain (b) a river (c) a bridge (d) a volcano
  12. 12.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a fridge
  13. 13.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  14. 14.Which need does a lift meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) keep food fresh longer (c) see very tiny things (d) make power from sunlight
  15. 15.True or false: a ceiling fan is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a river (d) a bridge
  17. 17.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) music (c) cooking (d) science
  18. 18.True or false: a telephone helps people talk to someone far away. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.True or false: a train helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a lift
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a bridge (d) a volcano
  24. 24.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a railway track (b) a waterfall (c) a satellite (d) a bicycle
  26. 26.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a telephone (c) a lift (d) a dam
  27. 27.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a mountain made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  29. 29.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  30. 30.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a train helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a satellite (c) a lift (d) a rainbow
  35. 35.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) talk to someone far away
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a cloud (b) a bridge (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
  38. 38.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  39. 39.True or false: a fridge helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a train helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a road that floods
  2. False
  3. False
  4. False
  5. False
  6. store water for summer
  7. understands the problem
  8. made by engineers
  9. True
  10. True
  11. a bridge
  12. a fridge
  13. make power from sunlight
  14. reach a top floor fast
  15. True
  16. a river
  17. science
  18. True
  19. made by engineers
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a rainbow
  23. a volcano
  24. True
  25. a waterfall
  26. a dam
  27. False
  28. found in nature
  29. made by engineers
  30. False
  31. False
  32. made by engineers
  33. found in nature
  34. a rainbow
  35. talk to someone far away
  36. found in nature
  37. a cloud
  38. designs useful solutions
  39. True
  40. False

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