Jobs
True or false: it only takes 1 construction worker to build a entire building.
False! It takes a whole team of construction workers to build just 1 building!
This machine is used to mix and pour concrete.
A concrete mixer
True or false: construction workers can build schools.
True
What should construction workers wear to protect their head?
A hard hat!
Why do construction workers wear bright colored clothing?
So others can easily see them and they don't get hurt!
This worker plans what the building is going to look like (using a blueprint)
Architects
This machine is used to carry large loads of dirt from one place to another.
A dump truck!
True
Safety vests!
It takes _____ minutes for concrete to dry.
90
These workers build things out of wood.
Carpenters
A _______ marks off the area around a construction site and keeps people from entering the construction site.
Fence
True or false: Construction workers can build cars
False. Construction workers build buildings!
What should construction workers wear to protect their feet?
What materials from a construction site can be recycled to create new materials? (Hint: there are 5).
Bricks, metals, wood, cardboard, and concrete.
What are 3 different jobs people can have on a construction site?
Possible answers: carpenters, architects, masons, electricians, truck/machine drivers, roofers, plumbers, concrete workers, ironworkers
This is quickly poured from a big truck to make sidewalks and floors.
Concrete
True or false: Construction workers can build trucks.
False. Construction workers use trucks to build buildings!
What should construction workers wear to protect their hands while working?
False! Only construction workers (with appropriate gear) are allowed inside a construction site.
This worker helps lay down bricks to make the walls of a building.
What machine is used on a construction site to dig big holes in the ground?
An Excavator!
True or false: Construction workers can build roads.
True! Construction workers can dig and pave roads.
What can construction workers wear to protect their eyes from debris?
True or false: construction workers are people in the community (just like you and me).
True!