Curated OER
TE Activity: Testing Fundamental Loads
Pupils experiment with the five fundamental load types that can act on structures. They use foam insulation blocks to which they apply the forces and draw the fracture patterns. They determine the telltale marks of failure that is caused...
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First Aid Booklet
Students engage in a hands-on activity to create their own first aid booklet. In small groups, students define the terms, using their own words, then use the dictionary to complete definitions for any remaining words.
Curated OER
Earth Science--Letter "F"
In this earth science learning exercise, students locate and identify vocabulary terms related to earth science that begin with the letter "F." There are 24 words located in the puzzle.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Virtual Learning: Geology: Minerals
In this amazing interactive tutorial, you'll learn about minerals - the building blocks or rocks and the Earth. We'll talk about what makes something a mineral, and how differences in these minerals let us organize them into different...
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Big Story on Bones
This detailed article on bones provides a diagram of the skeletal system, advice to keep bones healthy, and links to further related information. User has option to view Shockwave or non-Shockwave version of this website.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Dealing With Sports Injuries
Injuries resulting from overexertion while participating in sports are inevitable. However, by understanding how they can be prevented, cared for, and their recovery time, you can become better prepared. Links to related articles are...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Sticks and Stones Will Break That Bone!
Students learn about the strength of bones and methods of helping to mend fractured bones. During a class demonstration, a chicken bone is broken by applying a load until it reaches a point of failure (fracture). Then, working as...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Repairing Broken Bones
Students learn about how biomedical engineers aid doctors in repairing severely broken bones. They learn about using pins, plates, rods and screws to repair fractures. They do this by designing, creating and testing their own prototype...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Bone Crusher
Students use a tension-compression machine or an alternative bone-breaking setup to see how different bones fracture differently and with different amounts of force, depending on their body locations. Teams determine bone mass and...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Earth Science: Minerals Ii: Properties
Instructional module focusing on the physical properties of minerals. Discussion includes the identifying characteristics such as color, hardness, luster, crystal forms, density, and cleavage. Site also includes an interactive practice...
Children's Museum
Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Golden Cube Geo Mysteries
Learn how to test a material by using the five main properties of minerals to identify it at this interactive site.
Savvas Learning
Prentice Hall: Elasticity and Fracture
From the Prentice Hall companion web site for the Giancoli Physics textbook. A series of interactive questions on the topic of elasticity and fracture. Questions 11 through 19 pertain to the stress-strain relationship for elastic...
Other
Grant Design: Glossary of Materials Attributes Breakdown
This resource contains a lengthy list of definitions of a variety of material properties related to solid strength and elasticity. The definitions are accompanied by equations and metric unit information.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Fractures
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on fractures, or broken bones. The information is very brief with links to shock, CPR and severe bleeding. Also lets you know what to do if there is an injury or a trauma.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Mineral Identification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Classifying minerals based on physical characteristics.
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Kids Health: The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
What's the big deal about broken bones? This website tells what happens when a bone breaks and explains how you should take care of yourself, even after the cast comes off.
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Tech: Materials Science and Engineering: Creep Experiment
Explore the concept of creep in detail, and then look at the results of a real creep experiment.
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Kids Health: Knee Injuries
If you're involved in sports and your knee becomes injured, chances are you'll have to sit out. Learn more on this site about the types of knee injuries, what doctors do to fix the injury, and how they can be prevented. Links to similar...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Strains and Sprains Are a Pain
In addition to describing how one might get a strain or sprain, this article offers well-organized, clear advice for those caring for their sprained or strained muscles. Links to related information included.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Testing Fundamental Loads
Students will conduct several simple lab activities to learn about the five fundamental load types that can act on structures: tension, compression, shear, bending, and torsion. In this activity, students break foam insulation blocks by...
Curated OER
Kidshealth: Broken Bones, Sprains, and Strains
What happens when you break a bone or get a strain or sprain? Find the answer at this website, and also find instruction sheets on first-aid care for broken bones, strains, and sprains.
WebMD
Web Md: Fracture
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on fractures, giving the basics, symptoms, treatment and prevention. A picture/chart is provided along with good, factual information, making this a great site to check out on the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ductility
Wikipedia offers a simple definition of the term, "Ductility," including several hyperlinked terms.
Other
Granta Design Limited: Glossary of Materials Attributes
From the Cambridge Engineering Selector web site. Contains a lengthy list of definitions of a variety of material properties related to solid strength and elasticity (and more). Definitions are accompanied by equations and metric unit...