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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Land Surveying Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This project resulted from of the collaboration of a computer aided drafting teacher, Chris Bond, and a math teacher, Lee Cable, (Hewitt-Trussville High School) to provide higher math expectations in CT and real life application in...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson challenges young scholars to solve congestion and traffic delays in an intersection through modifying traffic signal operation. Students are required to collect traffic data, optimize the timing of a traffic signal via the...
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Safe Structures Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the main concepts of earthquake-safe structures.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Bridge Building Bonanza: Which Design Wins?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you build and test two types of bridges: a simple suspension bridge and a beam bridge. Which bridge design is stronger?
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Handout
Other

Pghbridges: Bridge Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Site defines four main factors (span, material, placement of the travel surface in relation to structure, and form) that should be considered when designing a bridge.
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Website
Other

Earthworks: Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in an environmental career? Explore current environmental job opportunties in the Earthworks database.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Design an Egyptian Playground

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are broken up into four groups. Each group will use their knowledge about Egypt to originate a playground for Egyptian children. This will involve brainstorming ideas on paper, building a prototype with Legos or other material,...
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Website
University of California

University of California, Berkeley: Civil and Environmental Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about civil and environmental engineering.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Tunnel Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore different types of tunnels and the forces that act upon them, then choose the design of tunnel that best fits the needs of the location.
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Website
Other

The American Society of Civil Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains online civil engineering journals, as well as civil engineering news. It also has a bookstore where additional civil engineering materials can be purchased.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Spaghetti Bridge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Civil engineers design and construct structures such as buildings, dams, and bridges. We can explore the field of engineering by making a bridge using spaghetti. This bridge is then tested based on the weight it can carry without breaking.
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Website
Other

Bridge Sight Software: The Bridge Site: Software

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to a wide variety of Bridge Engineering Software. Click on the link to learn about the software.
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Handout
Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Tensile Strength

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a simple definition of the phrase "tensile strength."
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eBook
Cleveland State University

Cleveland Memory Project: Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's an ebook with descriptions, locations, and pictures of bridges all over the Cuyahoga Valley.