Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Land Surveying Project
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Traffic Jam
This lesson challenges students 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 use of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Safe Structures Study Guide
Review the main concepts of earthquake-safe structures.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Bridge Building Bonanza: Which Design Wins?
In this activity, you build and test two types of bridges: a simple suspension bridge and a beam bridge. Which bridge design is stronger?
Other
Pghbridges: Bridge Basics
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.
Other
Earthworks: Jobs
Are you interested in an environmental career? Explore current environmental job opportunties in the Earthworks database.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Design an Egyptian Playground
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,...
University of California
University of California, Berkeley: Civil and Environmental Engineering
This resource provides information about civil and environmental engineering.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Tunnel Challenge
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.
Other
The American Society of Civil Engineers
Contains online civil engineering journals, as well as civil engineering news. It also has a bookstore where additional civil engineering materials can be purchased.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Spaghetti Bridge
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.
Other
Bridge Sight Software: The Bridge Site: Software
This resource provides links to a wide variety of Bridge Engineering Software. Click on the link to learn about the software.
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Tensile Strength
Presents a simple definition of the phrase "tensile strength."
Cleveland State University
Cleveland Memory Project: Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland
Here's an ebook with descriptions, locations, and pictures of bridges all over the Cuyahoga Valley.