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Engineering Worksheet: Teamwork

Engineering lesson 6: Teamwork in engineering · Set 946 · 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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. many skills and ideas
  3. 32
  4. good teamwork
  5. False
  6. recorder
  7. tracks what is used up
  8. 30
  9. poor teamwork
  10. poor teamwork
  11. 12
  12. clear labelled sketches
  13. tester
  14. 65
  15. good teamwork
  16. 25
  17. writes down results
  18. runs the tests
  19. 9
  20. good teamwork
  21. good teamwork
  22. collects the supplies
  23. 28
  24. listen and ask why
  25. materials manager
  26. checks the goals are met
  27. tester
  28. good teamwork
  29. builder
  30. keeps the design notes
  31. cuts and joins parts
  32. keeps the team on track
  33. recorder
  34. shares out the jobs
  35. False
  36. 9
  37. 95
  38. False
  39. 15
  40. False

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