Civil Engineer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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When you turn on a faucet, the water often travels through pipes that a civil engineer planned under the ground!
Through history
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Long ago
People built roads and bridges long ago using stone and wood. Today, civil engineers use computers to plan even bigger and stronger bridges.
Tools of the trade
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Hard hat
A hard hat protects the head on busy construction sites. Civil engineers wear one when they visit the places where things are being built.
A day in the job
- MorningA civil engineer starts the day at the computer, drawing plans for a new road or bridge. Then they put on a hard hat and visit the building site.
Words to know
- Blueprint
- A blueprint is a special drawing that shows exactly how something will be built, like a bridge or a road. It's like a map for builders!
Quiz time
Civil engineers only think about how things look, not whether they stay strong in rain.
A civil engineer can help decide where a new playground should go.