HMH Science Dimensions Grade 5 Unit 1: Exploration 1

True or False: Engineering is the practical use of science and math to solve problems to meet needs and wants.

• True

• False

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Which of the following are engineered? There's more than one answer

• desk

• sun

• water bottle

• insect

• cell phone

What is the purpose of technology?

• To solve a problem or meet the needs of society

• To provide us with entertainment

• To make it harder for us to complete a task

• To teach the engineers how to follow the engineering process

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Why might engineers redesign a pair of glasses? Choose all that apply.

• To make them more comfortable to wear

• To give them more than one function (ex. to see far and also see near)

• To fix people's eyesight so they don't need glasses

• To make it easier to hold a book

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Technology is...

• anything made by man to meet a need or a want.

• everything in nature.

• anything that plugs in.

Engineering makes....

• math.

• science.

• technology.

• nature.

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Which of the following are engineered?

• calculator

• desk

• tree

• water bottle

True or False: We live in an engineered world.

• true

• false

Select 3 statements that are true about technology.

• It is made by people.

• Its purpose is to meet a need.

• Its purpose is to solve a problem.

• It is made by mother nature.

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True or False: Engineers and scientists do the same job.

• true

• false