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Potential and Kinetic Energy. Students should already know the definitions for work and mechanical energy. Preparation is needed for this lesson by pre-teaching of background theory. keywords marbles ramps

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DOMED STADIUM Blow It Up! What keeps inflated stadiums up? Find out how moving air can support weight in different conditions. Activity page follows background. You can observe the effect that moving air has on inflatable materials. Discover how important changing conditions are on an inflated structure and how moving air can support it. KEYS: inflated structure, shell structure, structural design,pneumatic, air pressure, tension, moving air, forces acting on a structure.

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HOW STUFF WORKS by Marshall Brain. A large variety of machines are explained. Perhaps over commercialized. Some links might be inappropriate for young children

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Marvelous Machines This is a series of experiments about simple machines: levers, wheels and inclined planes. This unit was designed for use in third grade, but can be adapted for multiple grades.

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Straws and Pins: Building Out - Provides students with the opportunity to experience first-hand the concepts of force and torque involved in building structures like bridges and cantilevers. Excellent guiding questions for discussion. Teacher background included on site.

Record: 384
Clay Bridges - Through building their own bridges, students explore the effects of gravity and weight on horizontal structures. Excellent guiding questions provided on site.

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Paper Bridges - Constructing bridges demonstrates to students the structural properties of paper, and emphasizes the concepts involved in carrying weight at a distance from the supports. Excellent guiding questions available on site as well as teacher background information. Well illustrated.

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Newspaper Bridges - Students construct bridges according to given specifications, and develop and understanding of how structures are designed to bear loads or downward pulls. Excellent discussion questions as well as suggested curriculum links and extension ideas.

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Famous Bridges. Students will understand the benefits and drawbacks of different types of bridges. This lesson is designed for different grade levels. Video clip requires "Real Player."

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YOUR AMAZING CENTRE OF BALANCE: students will investigate whether boys or girls have better balance or the same.

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JELLY TOWER: Students will investigate how to make jelly towers stronger by adding pasta. This is in comparison to why concrete needs sand and gravel as well as cement.

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Matter and Energy - Try These! making structures with toothpicks and peas

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IMPLEMENTING THE NEW CURRICULUM: STUDENTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE LEARNING PROCESS through building a scale replica of a building using pasta.

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A GRADE SEVEN ACTIVITY THAT LITERALLY "BRIDGES" THE GAP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. In more narrative style, details the culminating activity, parameters, student processing and criteria for assessment.

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FOCUS ON BRIDGES Keywords: structures, bridges, weight

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SHOW THE FORCES WHAT CAN BE DONE Keywords: structures, force, catapult

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BOOK REVIEW: FANTASTIC FEATS AND FAILURES This book of famous engineering accomplishments and even more famous mistakes is bound to engage boys and girls equally. The book features 20 profiles of engineering marvels including the CN Tower and Canadarm ELEMENTS Article March 2005
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Take Your Students to New Heights with Kites “Cross-Curricular Connections” are intended to be adapted and used with a range of teaching assignments. ELEMENTS Article June 2006 Pg 1-3
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Toying Around in Science and Technology - What do Jacob’s ladder, toy cars, waterwheels, windup toys, ramps, teeter totters, pinwheels, simple robots, spinning tops, and glow in the dark toys have in common? First published in ELEMENTS January 2007
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Engineering Disasters This student assignment demonstrats to students how important it is that they be careful in their work and that they should always check over the work that they do. In addition, it is good practice for students to learn how to properly reference material, and to conduct research on the Internet. Marking Scheme is included. First published in ELEMENTS January 2007
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The Power of Yurt During March and April 2004, the entire school (Rideau Heights Public School in Kingston) built a twenty-four foot diameter yurt [a circular structure used as a portable dwelling in the Gobi dessert]. The finished product would give the school a unique outdoor classroom. First published in ELEMENTS January 2007
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Designing a Design Rubric. The challenge – come up with a rubric to match a Design and Technology challenge. A sample rubric is included. First published in ELEMENTS March 2007
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Product Life Cycle - Objective The student will be able to list, understand and apply a cost benefit life-cycle impact of products that they use for themselves, others and the environment. First published in the ELEMENTS Jan. 2008