Teachers' Domain®
 

Organization:

Forgot Your Password?

Not yet registered?

Register now to download, share, and save resources. It's simple, safe, and free! Learn More

You are now "Test Driving" Teachers' Domain

You may view up to 7 resources in this limited trial period.

You have 6 views remaining. Register now for unlimited free access and to download, share, and save resources. Learn More

About Registration:

Registering with Teachers' Domain is free and allows you to:

  • • View as many resources as you like
  • • Save, sort, and share resources using My Folders and My Groups
  • • Download resources to your desktop
  • • See standards correlations for your state

Thank you for "Test Driving" Teachers' Domain

You have viewed all seven resources permitted in this limited trial period. You may continue to browse the site, but to view, download, share, and save resources, you must register now. Registration is simple, safe, and free.

For more information:

Learn about our online Professional Development Courses, or review our Privacy Policy.

If you still have questions, please contact us.

NSDLNSDL users sign in here

Recommended for: Grades 6-12

Resource: Do Materials Get Tired? Fatigue

Media Type:
QuickTime Video

Length: 2m 11s
Size: 5.4 MB

This video explains how the strength of a material can be measured in the laboratory and used to design structures, like bikes, airplanes, and even chairs. We see a controlled lab experiment that applies precise force to a paperclip until it breaks.

 

Teachers' Domain, Do Materials Get Tired? Fatigue, published November 12, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/psu06-nano.sci.fatigue/

Standards

Please answer this survey question:

Thank you!

Your response has been received. Thanks for helping improve Teachers' Domain!

Resource Produced by:

WPSU

Collection Developed by:

WPSU

Collection Credits

Collection Funded by:

National Science Foundation