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Engineering Worksheet: Teamwork

Engineering lesson 6: Teamwork in engineering · Set 135 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Many hands, one plan): Roles: leader (organises), builder (makes), tester (checks), recorder (writes), materials manager (supplies). Good teamwork: listen, share, be kind, help, agree before changing, own up. Equal sharing: jobs ÷ people = jobs each; × minutes per job = minutes each.

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  1. 1.True or false: to laugh at ideas is poor teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to ignore the team plan? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  3. 3.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to share the work fairly? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  4. 4.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to laugh at ideas? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  5. 5.True or false: to give kind feedback is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🤝 A team of 4 shares 16 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  7. 7.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to hide a mistake? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  8. 8.What does the builder do? (a) collects the supplies (b) runs the tests (c) checks the goals are met (d) puts the model together
  9. 9.🤝 How do engineers share a design with others? (a) only talking fast (b) secret notes (c) clear labelled sketches (d) no drawings at all
  10. 10.True or false: to blame others for faults is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: to share the work fairly is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🤝 A team plans for 50 minutes, builds for 20 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  13. 13.True or false: to agree before changing is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: to listen to every idea is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🤝 A team plans for 60 minutes, builds for 55 minutes and then tests for 5 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  16. 16.True or false: to ignore the team plan is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to agree before changing? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  18. 18.True or false: to share the work fairly is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to own up to a mistake? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  20. 20.True or false: to help a stuck teammate is good teamwork. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🤝 Why do engineers work in teams? (a) many skills and ideas (b) to argue more (c) to finish nothing (d) to work alone
  22. 22.🤝 In a design team, who runs the tests? (a) builder (b) team leader (c) tester (d) materials manager
  23. 23.🤝 In a design team, who keeps the team on track? (a) materials manager (b) builder (c) tester (d) team leader
  24. 24.What does the materials manager do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) writes down results (c) runs the tests (d) collects the supplies
  25. 25.What does the recorder do? (a) checks the goals are met (b) keeps the design notes (c) keeps the team on track (d) puts the model together
  26. 26.🤝 A teammate’s idea seems odd. What should you do first? (a) walk away (b) laugh at it (c) ignore it (d) listen and ask why
  27. 27.🤝 In a design team, who writes down results? (a) recorder (b) materials manager (c) team leader (d) builder
  28. 28.🤝 In a design team, who checks the goals are met? (a) builder (b) tester (c) recorder (d) team leader
  29. 29.True or false: to blame others for faults is poor teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🤝 A team of 2 shares 12 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 2 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  31. 31.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to help a stuck teammate? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  32. 32.🤝 In a design team, who puts the model together? (a) builder (b) recorder (c) tester (d) team leader
  33. 33.🤝 In a design team, who cuts and joins parts? (a) materials manager (b) tester (c) builder (d) team leader
  34. 34.What does the materials manager do? (a) puts the model together (b) tracks what is used up (c) shares out the jobs (d) writes down results
  35. 35.🤝 A team plans for 20 minutes, builds for 50 minutes and then tests for 20 minutes, one after another. How many minutes is that in all?
  36. 36.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to do all the work alone? (a) good teamwork (b) poor teamwork
  37. 37.True or false: to laugh at ideas is good teamwork. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🤝 Is it good or poor teamwork to talk over others? (a) poor teamwork (b) good teamwork
  39. 39.🤝 A team of 3 shares 15 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 10 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?
  40. 40.🤝 A team of 5 shares 10 equal jobs fairly. Each job takes 3 minutes. How many minutes does each person work?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. poor teamwork
  3. good teamwork
  4. poor teamwork
  5. True
  6. 12
  7. poor teamwork
  8. puts the model together
  9. clear labelled sketches
  10. False
  11. True
  12. 90
  13. True
  14. True
  15. 120
  16. False
  17. good teamwork
  18. False
  19. good teamwork
  20. True
  21. many skills and ideas
  22. tester
  23. team leader
  24. collects the supplies
  25. keeps the design notes
  26. listen and ask why
  27. recorder
  28. tester
  29. True
  30. 12
  31. good teamwork
  32. builder
  33. builder
  34. tracks what is used up
  35. 90
  36. poor teamwork
  37. False
  38. poor teamwork
  39. 50
  40. 6

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