9/7/2021 Activity A.5.

a Scavenger Hunt

Activity A.5.a

Engineering Careers

Scavenger Hunt

INTRODUCTION

A scavenger hunt is a game designed to find a number of specific items or

perform tasks. The goal is either to complete the list first or to complete the list
with the most creativity. In this activity, you are going on a scavenger hunt to
brainstorm all of the types of engineers and what invention or innovation they
may have been involved in designing.

EQUIPMENT

Gateway Notebook
Technology career book resources
Word search or crossword puzzle software (optional)

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Procedure

1 Complete the Engineering Career column with the name of a

type of engineer that begins with each letter within 15 minutes.

2 Brainstorm with your classmates to name an invention or

innovation that may have come about from the work of that
type of engineer. Enter this information in the invention or
innovation column.

3 Use the types of engineers, the invention or innovation, or the

impact that they had on society to create a word search or
crossword puzzle.

4 Exchange word search or crossword puzzle with a classmate. 

Engineering Careers Scavenger

Hunt

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Alphabetical Letter Engineering Career Invention/Innovation

A Agricultural Pesticide
Engineer

B Biomedical Artificial organs

C
computer programs

D Data Data analysis software

E electrical Generators

F Foundation House lifting

G geological Seismometer

H Heating Engineer Insulation

I Industrial Engineer Assembly line

J Newspaper
Journalist

K Kinetic Engineer Ramps

L
Light engineer L.E.D's

Maureen Biology M Marine Engineer Boats

N Nuclear Engineer STACKS

O Oil engineer Drilling methods

P Paper engineer Paper

Q Quantum Physicist Toaster

R roboticist Roomba ™

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S Software engineer Google

T Telephone
telecommunications Engineer

U Utilities Engineers 3d printing

V
Ventilation Engineers Air Ducts

W
weather forecaster Radar

X X-Ray Engineers X-rays

Y Yield Engineers Improved Analyzation of bulk assets

Z Zoologist Zoo's

CONCLUSION

1 Are you surprised at how many different types of engineers there are?
Why or why not? Yes, I am because, there are over 200 different types of engineers and they
have developed everything we know, that's very fascinating.
2 Which type of engineer would you be most interested in learning more
about? Why? Nuclear, This is my dream job, I want to work with nuclear materials and
find a way to dispose of waste in without contamination.

Proceed to next activity

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