Gadget Guessing
This is a machine we use to call or text people.
What is a phone?
Long ago, people used these to send letters by hand. Now we use email.
What is mail/postcards?
Engineers build these to help us cross water.
What is a bridge?
This controls the arrow on your screen, and sounds like a real-life small animal.
What is a mouse?
Engineers help build these tall places where people live or work.
What are buildings?
This is a small computer you can carry around and type on.
What is a laptop?
People used this big box to watch shows. Now we can watch on tablets and phones too.
What is a TV?
A plan or sketch engineers use before building something.
What is a blueprint?
You use this to type words.
What is a keyboard?
Engineers help build these to bring clean water to our sinks.
What are pipes or water systems?
This gadget takes pictures and videos.
What is a camera?
Before smartphones, people used these to call others (hint: flip!).
What is a flip phone or cell phone?
This tool helps measure how long or tall something is.
What is a ruler or tape measure?
This is the large screen you look at on a computer.
Engineers design these to drive on. They go all around the city.
This gadget plays music in your ears.
What are headphones?
These were big discs used to play music, now we use streaming apps.
What is a CD or record?
A place where engineers test and build ideas.
What is a lab or workshop?
This button turns the computer on.
What is a power button?
This is what you do when you come up with a new idea to solve a problem.
What is invent or design?
This is used to print papers from a computer.
What is a printer?
Instead of using Google, people used these big heavy books to look things up.
What is an encyclopedia?
This type of engineer designs machines and engines.
What is a mechanical engineer?
This lets you see pictures and videos online.
What is a web browser?
Engineers help make these big fun rides at amusement parks.
What are roller coasters or rides?