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Building towards the Future
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Devereaux, Kelly Burnham, Ben |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students are introduced to some basic civil engineering concepts in an exciting and interactive manner via two lessons and three activities. After learning about skyscrapers, tower design principles and how materials absorb different types of forces, students compete to build their own newspaper towers to meet specific design criteria. Students are introduced to some basic civil engineering concepts in an exciting and interactive manner via two lessons and three activities. Bridges and skyscrapers—the two most visible structures designed by civil engineers—are discussed in depth, including the design principles behind them. To help students visualize in three dimensions, one hands-on activity presents three-dimensional coordinate systems and gives students practice finding and describing points in space. After learning about skyscrapers, tower design principles and how materials absorb different types of forces, students compete to build their own newspaper towers to meet specific design criteria. The unit concludes with student groups using balsa wood and glue to design and build tower structures to withstand vertical and lateral forces. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Duke University |
| Subject Keyword | Geometry Science and Technology Balsa Wood Civil Engineering Tower Structures Competitions Skyscraper Bridge Skyscrapers |
| Content Type | Text |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Resource Type | Syllabus |
| Subject | Geometry Technical |
