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Types of Engineering
Engineering Vocabulary
100

How many fingers do you have on one hand?

5

100

What color are the leaves on most?

Green

100

What do you use to talk to your grandma on the computer?

camera or microphone

100

What does a train engineer do?

Operate and control trains

100

What is a tool that engineers often use to draw pictures of their ideas?

drawing tool or pencil

200

If you have 3 apples and you eat 1, how many apples are left?

2

200

What shape is the Earth?

Circle/Sphere

200

What do we call the device we use to watch your favorite cartoons?

TV or Ipad or Tablet

200

What do computer engineers work with?

Computers

200

Can you name something engineers design to help us cross rivers and streams?

Bridges, etc.

300

If you have 5 crayons and you give 2 to your friend, how many crayons do you have left?

3

300

Name a body part that helps you sense things?

Eyes, mouth, ears, nose

300

How do you make funny animal ears appear on your head during a video call?

Clicking on the button (a filter)

300

What kind of engineer helps build houses and buildings?

Architecture/Civil

300

Can you name an invention engineers design to help us travel long distances over water?

Boat, ship, etc.

400

Count by twos up to 10. What comes after 10? 

12

400

What happens to water when it gets really cold?

It freezes

400
How do you make a toy car move without touching it?

By using a remote control

400

Can you name an engineer who designs bridges and roads?

Civil/Structural Engineers

400

Can you think of something engineers might build to help us fly in the sky?

Helicopters, airplanes, etc.

500

John has 15 marbles. He gives away 5 to his friend. Then his friend gives him 3 back. How many marbles does John have now? 

13

500

Why does a ball come down after you throw it up?

Gravity

500

What do you use to find pictures and information about animals on the computer?

Google (or another search engine)

500

What type of engineer helps make cars and airplanes?

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers

500

What is the name of the vehicle engineers develop to help us travel through space, beyond the Earth's atmosphere?

Spaceship, Spacecraft, etc.