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What is an engineer?
Difference between an engineer and a scientist?
There's a lot of overlap BUT scientists EXPLORE while engineers CREATE
Engineers main job is to solve_________
Problems!
what type of engineer created the microwave?
Electrical engineer
What kind of program is Tinkercad?
How many years of college (after high school) does an engineer need?
4+
4 most common types of engineers are
Chemical, Mechanical, Civil and Electrical
What problems was a civil engineer solving when constructing a bridge?
People needed to cross over water
Who works with chemicals?
Chemical Engineers
What do engineers use to solve problems?
Engineering Design Process.
Where do engineers work?
Anywhere!
Who constructs bridges, roads and buildings?
CIVIL engineer
What problem was the mechanical engineer, Henry Ford, solving when he made the Model T car?
Who created perfume?
Chemical Engineer
What 2 types of energy did we say catapults use?
Kinetic and Potential Energy
$60,000+
who studies electricity? (chips, circuits, wires)
Electrical engineers
What problem was the electrical engineer trying to solve when they created the refrigerator?
People needed to keep their food cold!
Who created the computer?
Electrical Engineer
What were the plastics called that we tried to filter out of the water?
Microplastics
True or False: You have to be a math & science whiz to be an engineer
False: It helps to be good at math and science but really you need to learn the materials that you're working with and how to problem solve with them
Who constructs mechanical things like tools, engines and machines?
Mechanical Engineers
What problems was the chemical engineer who created bubble gum flavored cough syrup trying to solve?
Kids hate the taste of medicine! How can we get them to eat it?
What's the difference between an engineer and a construction worker?
Both are important. Engineers solve the problem (like what kind of road to put on a cliff) and construction workers go and build that road!
Name a way that engineers help buildings withstand earthquakes.
Base isolation, damper system, wall bracing