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Concrete Research
Students explore concrete. In this physical science and computer research lesson, students work in groups to answer specific questions about concrete. Each group of students completes a different worksheet with a specific subtopic....
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Making a Miniature Concrete Girder
For this concrete girder worksheet, students use water, sand, cement and gravel to construct concrete girders. Students vary the proportions of the mixtures and label each concrete girder with the mixture's components.
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Concrete Lesson Plan
Learners describe the difference between cement and concrete. In this technology lesson, students explain the mixing process of concrete. They discuss its importance in the modern world.
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Cement and Concrete Engineering
Students explain the components of the engineering design process. In groups, they identify the materials that make concrete and practice curing cement using the various methods available. They develop a graph showing the amount of...
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Determining the Proper Cement: Water Ratio for Quality Concrete
High schoolers examine concrete samples and guess their strength. They determine the correlation between concrete strength and the cement to water ratio that was used in making each sample. They make a quality concrete based on their...
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What are the Parts of Concrete?
Students examine samples of concrete and sort them through a series of seives to separate it into its individual components. They sort and classify each of the ingredients of the concrete.
Language Guide
Language Guide: La Construccion
In the city, one might see all kinds of construction going on. Learn how to say words pertaining to things you might see at a construction site by moving your mouse over the illustration to hear the correct Spanish pronunciation.
Language Guide
Language Guide: La Construccion
In the city, one might see all kinds of construction going on. Learn how to say words pertaining to things you might see at a construction site by moving your mouse over the illustration to hear the correct Spanish pronunciation.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Cement
Describes what cement is, where it comes from, uses, and possible substitutes.
Other
Portland Cement Association: Cement Basics
What is the difference between cement and concrete? How is Portland cement made? What does it mean to "cure" concrete? Find answers to these questions and more on this very informative site.
Other
Scienceviews.com: Minerals and Their Uses
Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Building Insulator
This site contains information on becoming a building insulator in New Zealand. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, most of it is uniform to the career. Includes job description, tasks and duties, personal...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Cement
Wikipedia provides this encyclopedia entry for cement that features its history, production, and use as a building material, as well as links to related topics.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Concrete
Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia entry about concrete that features pictures, diagrams, history and other information, as well as links to related topics.
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Project Cornerstone, Inc.: Construction Aggregates Word Search [Pdf]
This word search puzzle introduces students to vocabulary associated with the term "aggregates."
Curated OER
Language Guide: La Construccion
In the city, one might see all kinds of construction going on. Learn how to say words pertaining to things you might see at a construction site by moving your mouse over the illustration to hear the correct Spanish pronunciation.