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Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 978 · 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.True or false: a seashell is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a seashell (b) a rainbow (c) a mobile phone (d) a volcano
  3. 3.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) only paints pictures (b) designs useful solutions (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
  4. 4.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a tunnel (b) a train (c) a lift (d) a telephone
  5. 5.True or false: a cloud is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🛠️ Is a rainbow made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  7. 7.Which need does a water filter meet? (a) reach a top floor fast (b) go through a mountain (c) carry many people far (d) make water safe to drink
  8. 8.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a volcano (b) a coral reef (c) a bridge (d) a rainbow
  9. 9.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a lift (b) a water filter (c) a telephone (d) a train
  10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a mobile phone (b) a seashell (c) a rainbow (d) a volcano
  11. 11.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a dam is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a volcano (b) a water filter (c) a mobile phone (d) a satellite
  14. 14.True or false: a tunnel helps people go through a mountain. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a banyan tree (c) a mountain (d) a lift
  16. 16.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a train (b) a lift (c) a tunnel (d) a fridge
  17. 17.True or false: a volcano is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift (b) a dam (c) a seashell (d) a water filter
  19. 19.🛠️ Is a volcano made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  20. 20.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  21. 21.🛠️ Is a seashell made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  22. 22.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a dam (b) a river (c) a seashell (d) a banyan tree
  23. 23.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a waterfall (c) a water filter (d) a coral reef
  24. 24.🛠️ People need to cross a wide river. Which invention helps? (a) a bridge (b) a lift (c) a train (d) a dam
  25. 25.Which need does a solar panel meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) make power from sunlight (c) cross a wide river (d) carry many people far
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dam (b) a cloud (c) a water filter (d) a railway track
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a bicycle (c) a coral reef (d) a mountain
  28. 28.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  29. 29.True or false: a satellite is found in nature. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
  32. 32.Which need does a bridge meet? (a) keep food fresh longer (b) cross a wide river (c) go through a mountain (d) talk to someone far away
  33. 33.🛠️ People need to carry many people far. Which invention helps? (a) a microscope (b) a fridge (c) a water filter (d) a train
  34. 34.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a railway track (b) a dam (c) a mobile phone (d) a rainbow
  35. 35.🛠️ Is a satellite made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
  36. 36.True or false: a dam is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a bridge is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a dam helps people store water for summer. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) buys every material (b) paints the model (c) understands the problem (d) builds at once
  40. 40.True or false: a water filter helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a mobile phone
  3. designs useful solutions
  4. a tunnel
  5. True
  6. found in nature
  7. make water safe to drink
  8. a bridge
  9. a water filter
  10. a mobile phone
  11. True
  12. False
  13. a volcano
  14. True
  15. a lift
  16. a fridge
  17. False
  18. a seashell
  19. found in nature
  20. found in nature
  21. found in nature
  22. a dam
  23. a water filter
  24. a bridge
  25. make power from sunlight
  26. a cloud
  27. a bicycle
  28. made by engineers
  29. False
  30. True
  31. found in nature
  32. cross a wide river
  33. a train
  34. a rainbow
  35. made by engineers
  36. True
  37. True
  38. True
  39. understands the problem
  40. False

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