Browse results: Construction Technologies
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
The Bridge ChallengeIn this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, use your knowledge of bridge design to match the right bridge to the right location in a fictitious city. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Build a BridgeSurvey potential bridge sites, research bridge design, and select the right bridge for the right location in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Careers in Engineering TechnologiesThis interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain explores various career paths in engineering technologies. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Construct an AqueductThink like an engineer and build an aqueduct in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
The Dam ChallengeIn this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, investigate dams in distress and decide if they should be repaired, removed, or left alone. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Design: Building a HouseThis collection of images follows the process of building a house from cutting the trees and making the bricks to finishing construction. |
K-8 |
Interactive |
The Dome ChallengeIn this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, think like an engineer and use your knowledge of dome design to match the right type of dome to the right location in a fictitious city. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Engineering Career OptionsIt's a profession that can take you from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space, from within the microscopic structures of the human cell to the top of the tallest skyscrapers. In this stills collage adapted from The American Society for Engineering Education, learn about some of the most popular engineering fields. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Forces LabIn this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, select one of the actions of squeezing, stretching, bending, sliding, or twisting to explore the forces of compression, tension, shear, and torsion. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Lever an ObeliskInvestigate the mechanical advantage of the lever in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Loads LabThis interactive activity from the Building Big Web site examines different types of loads and how structures might be reinforced to withstand them. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Materials LabThis interactive activity from the Building Big Web site explores the properties of different types of building materials. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
New Ways to Catch RaysThis interactive resource adapted from NOVA Online explores eight of the latest technological developments designed to harness the energy of the Sun. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Rate Tornado DamageIn this interactive activity from NOVA Online, use the Fujita tornado intensity scale to assess the level of destruction left in the wake of actual tornadoes. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Reroofing Your Uncle's HouseThis interactive activity adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center challenges you to plan, measure, and calculate the correct amount of roofing material needed to reroof a house. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Shapes LabThis interactive activity from the Building Big Web site compares the strengths of the rectangle, triangle, and arch. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
The Skyscraper ChallengeIn this interactive activity from the Building Big Web site, investigate hypothetical structural emergencies and figure out how to repair them. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Three Mile Island: What HappenedThis interactive activity from the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Web site looks at the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Triangles and Arches in ArchitectureThis collection of still images features two of the most important shapes in architecture: the triangle and the arch. |
K-8 |
Interactive |
The Tunnel ChallengeThis interactive activity, from the Building Big Web site, explores tunneling and the tools and methods used to do the job. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
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