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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 909 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a river (c) a rainbow (d) a bridge
  2. 2.🛠️ A scientist asks “why does it happen?”. An engineer mostly asks … (a) why is the sky blue? (b) what is for lunch? (c) who won the match? (d) how can we build it?
  3. 3.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a lift (d) a dam
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a bicycle (c) a bridge (d) a mountain
  6. 6.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) builds at once (c) paints the model (d) understands the problem
  7. 7.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mountain (b) a coral reef (c) a bridge (d) a seashell
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a banyan tree (b) a river (c) a lift (d) a rainbow
  9. 9.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛠️ People need to make power from sunlight. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a solar panel (d) a fridge
  11. 11.🛠️ Is a ceiling fan made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  12. 12.Which need does a lift meet? (a) go through a mountain (b) make water safe to drink (c) keep food fresh longer (d) reach a top floor fast
  13. 13.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a coral reef (b) a seashell (c) a river (d) a dam
  15. 15.True or false: a railway track is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  17. 17.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a fridge helps people make power from sunlight. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a rainbow (c) a satellite (d) a mountain
  20. 20.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) dance (b) music (c) science (d) cooking
  21. 21.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) see very tiny things (c) store water for summer (d) make power from sunlight
  22. 22.True or false: a solar panel helps people keep food fresh longer. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a bridge (c) a dam (d) a ceiling fan
  24. 24.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) make water safe to drink (b) keep food fresh longer (c) make power from sunlight (d) cross a wide river
  25. 25.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  26. 26.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  28. 28.True or false: a tunnel helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a water filter
  30. 30.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a railway track (c) a seashell (d) a bicycle
  32. 32.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) store water for summer (c) make power from sunlight (d) talk to someone far away
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coral reef (b) a mobile phone (c) a river (d) a volcano
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a water filter (b) a ceiling fan (c) a dam (d) a coral reef
  35. 35.True or false: a coral reef is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a water filter (b) a fridge (c) a dam (d) a solar panel
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a satellite (b) a river (c) a railway track (d) a mobile phone
  38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  40. 40.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) make power from sunlight (b) go through a mountain (c) cross a wide river (d) see very tiny things

Answer key

  1. a bridge
  2. how can we build it?
  3. found in nature
  4. a rainbow
  5. a mountain
  6. understands the problem
  7. a bridge
  8. a lift
  9. False
  10. a solar panel
  11. made by engineers
  12. reach a top floor fast
  13. True
  14. a dam
  15. True
  16. made by engineers
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a satellite
  20. science
  21. see very tiny things
  22. False
  23. a coral reef
  24. make water safe to drink
  25. made by engineers
  26. True
  27. found in nature
  28. False
  29. a fridge
  30. True
  31. a seashell
  32. make power from sunlight
  33. a mobile phone
  34. a coral reef
  35. True
  36. a dam
  37. a river
  38. False
  39. found in nature
  40. go through a mountain

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