About Me

This is my second year teaching engineering to students in K-5. So far I have created a scope and sequence for year one that includes lessons from Engineering is Elementary.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Building Bridges-Part I

  1. Put K'NEX rods in size order
  2. Build 3 different triangles: 
  • equilateral
  • isosceles
  • scalene

Building Bridges-Part II

http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/bridgetoclassroom/engineeringfor.html


1.  Design the Bay Bridge (from San Francisco to Oakland) that will withstand this earthquake:
  • 8.2 richter scale
  • on the San Andreas Fault
2.  Draw the bridge and the layers of earth

3. Label the the following:
  • name of the kind of bridge
  • parts of the bridge
  • the safety features you used
  • label the layers of the earth
4.  Your diagram must be neatly drawn using a ruler and ACCURATE

5.  Write your first, last name, group #, teacher's name, date