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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 94 · 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.🛠️ People need to see very tiny things. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a dam (c) a fridge (d) a solar panel
  2. 2.Which need does a lift meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) reach a top floor fast (d) go through a mountain
  3. 3.True or false: a fridge helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a rainbow is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a volcano (c) a ceiling fan (d) a rainbow
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  7. 7.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a mountain (b) a bridge (c) a ceiling fan (d) a lift
  8. 8.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) understands the problem (b) buys every material (c) paints the model (d) builds at once
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a lift (d) a train
  10. 10.Which need does a microscope meet? (a) store water for summer (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  11. 11.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a banyan tree (d) a mobile phone
  12. 12.True or false: a telephone helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🛠️ Is a banyan tree made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  14. 14.True or false: a bridge helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make water safe to drink (c) keep food fresh longer (d) store water for summer
  16. 16.True or false: a solar panel helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a mountain is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a cloud (b) a river (c) a banyan tree (d) a lift
  19. 19.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a water filter (c) a bridge (d) a lift
  20. 20.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a railway track (b) a river (c) a mountain (d) a banyan tree
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  22. 22.True or false: a tunnel helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a mobile phone is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which need does a train meet? (a) see very tiny things (b) cross a wide river (c) carry many people far (d) keep food fresh longer
  26. 26.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  27. 27.True or false: a lift helps people reach a top floor fast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) cross a wide river (b) reach a top floor fast (c) see very tiny things (d) make water safe to drink
  29. 29.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) science (b) music (c) dance (d) cooking
  30. 30.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a mountain (c) a banyan tree (d) a railway track
  33. 33.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  34. 34.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a bridge (d) a cloud
  35. 35.True or false: a waterfall is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a train helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a lift (c) a dam (d) a satellite
  38. 38.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  40. 40.🛠️ Is a bicycle made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature

Answer key

  1. a microscope
  2. reach a top floor fast
  3. False
  4. False
  5. a ceiling fan
  6. made by engineers
  7. a mountain
  8. understands the problem
  9. a lift
  10. see very tiny things
  11. a banyan tree
  12. False
  13. found in nature
  14. False
  15. make water safe to drink
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a lift
  19. a dam
  20. a railway track
  21. found in nature
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. carry many people far
  26. found in nature
  27. True
  28. cross a wide river
  29. science
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a railway track
  33. found in nature
  34. a bridge
  35. True
  36. False
  37. a river
  38. True
  39. made by engineers
  40. made by engineers

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