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Tunnel Through!
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Forbes, Marissa Hagan Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Carlson, Denise W. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | Students apply their knowledge about mountains and rocks to transportation engineering, with the task of developing a model mountain tunnel that simulates the principles behind real-life engineering design. Student teams design and create model tunnels through a clay mountain, working within design constraints and testing for success; the tunnels must meet specific design requirements and withstand a certain load. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Transportation Earth Mountain Roadway Constraint Rock Cycle |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT1H45M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth |