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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 904 · 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 need does a bridge meet? (a) store water for summer (b) go through a mountain (c) keep food fresh longer (d) cross a wide river
  2. 2.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a ceiling fan (c) a banyan tree (d) a dam
  3. 3.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  5. 5.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which need does a fridge meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) talk to someone far away (c) carry many people far (d) keep food fresh longer
  8. 8.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a tunnel (d) a dam
  9. 9.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a cloud (c) a bridge (d) a river
  10. 10.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) carry many people far (c) keep food fresh longer (d) see very tiny things
  12. 12.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a waterfall (b) a seashell (c) a mobile phone (d) a coral reef
  14. 14.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  15. 15.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a bridge (c) a microscope (d) a fridge
  16. 16.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a sad song (b) a lost cricket match (c) a boring story (d) a road that floods
  17. 17.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a banyan tree (c) a bicycle (d) a waterfall
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a satellite (b) a rainbow (c) a waterfall (d) a mountain
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a banyan tree (c) a seashell (d) a water filter
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  24. 24.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) make power from sunlight (d) make water safe to drink
  25. 25.True or false: a water filter is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a satellite
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  28. 28.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a train
  29. 29.True or false: a microscope helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a bridge (c) a seashell (d) a water filter
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a bridge (c) a water filter (d) a cloud
  32. 32.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛠️ People need to talk to someone far away. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a microscope (c) a train (d) a telephone
  35. 35.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a coral reef (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mobile phone (d) a bicycle
  36. 36.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  37. 37.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) carry many people far (c) see very tiny things (d) go through a mountain
  39. 39.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) store water for summer (c) keep food fresh longer (d) make water safe to drink
  40. 40.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. cross a wide river
  2. a banyan tree
  3. True
  4. found in nature
  5. True
  6. True
  7. keep food fresh longer
  8. a tunnel
  9. a bridge
  10. False
  11. see very tiny things
  12. a mountain
  13. a mobile phone
  14. found in nature
  15. a bridge
  16. a road that floods
  17. a bicycle
  18. a satellite
  19. a water filter
  20. found in nature
  21. True
  22. True
  23. found in nature
  24. make power from sunlight
  25. True
  26. a seashell
  27. found in nature
  28. a fridge
  29. False
  30. a seashell
  31. a cloud
  32. made by engineers
  33. False
  34. a telephone
  35. a coral reef
  36. made by engineers
  37. True
  38. go through a mountain
  39. make water safe to drink
  40. False

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