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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 861 · 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 banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  2. 2.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) who won the match? (b) what is for lunch? (c) how can we build it? (d) why is the sky blue?
  4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a dam (c) a river (d) a water filter
  5. 5.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) carry many people far (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) talk to someone far away
  6. 6.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) make water safe to drink (d) keep food fresh longer
  7. 7.True or false: a tunnel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a rainbow (c) a seashell (d) a coral reef
  9. 9.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  10. 10.True or false: a bridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a waterfall (b) a railway track (c) a river (d) a volcano
  12. 12.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a bicycle (c) a waterfall (d) a banyan tree
  14. 14.True or false: a water filter is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which need does a train meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) store water for summer (d) make water safe to drink
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bridge (c) a satellite (d) a cloud
  17. 17.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a tunnel
  18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a river (b) a railway track (c) a coral reef (d) a banyan tree
  19. 19.True or false: a bridge helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a waterfall (c) a coral reef (d) a banyan tree
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a satellite
  22. 22.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) grows crops (b) sells tickets (c) designs useful solutions (d) only paints pictures
  24. 24.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a ceiling fan (c) a volcano (d) a railway track
  25. 25.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a solar panel (c) a water filter (d) a dam
  26. 26.True or false: a microscope helps people carry many people far. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a bicycle (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a train (d) a tunnel
  29. 29.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a lift (c) a waterfall (d) a dam
  30. 30.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a telephone (c) a bridge (d) a solar panel
  31. 31.Which need does a lift meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) cross a wide river (c) reach a top floor fast (d) see very tiny things
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a water filter (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  34. 34.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) store water for summer (d) see very tiny things
  37. 37.True or false: a tunnel helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a ceiling fan (c) a railway track (d) a coral reef
  39. 39.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) see very tiny things (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
  40. 40.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a telephone (c) a train (d) a solar panel

Answer key

  1. found in nature
  2. True
  3. how can we build it?
  4. a river
  5. talk to someone far away
  6. make water safe to drink
  7. False
  8. a water filter
  9. made by engineers
  10. False
  11. a railway track
  12. True
  13. a bicycle
  14. False
  15. carry many people far
  16. a cloud
  17. a lift
  18. a railway track
  19. False
  20. a ceiling fan
  21. a banyan tree
  22. True
  23. designs useful solutions
  24. a volcano
  25. a bridge
  26. False
  27. a coral reef
  28. a tunnel
  29. a waterfall
  30. a solar panel
  31. reach a top floor fast
  32. made by engineers
  33. a microscope
  34. True
  35. True
  36. see very tiny things
  37. False
  38. a coral reef
  39. cross a wide river
  40. a train

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