Curated OER
TE Activity: Testing Fundamental Loads
Middle schoolers 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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fairly Fundamental Facts About Forces & Structures
This lesson plan will introduce young scholars to the five fundamental loads: compression, tension, shear, bending, and torsion.
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rock Solid
Rocks cover the earth's surface, including what is below or near human-made structures. With rocks everywhere, breaking rocks can be hazardous and potentially disastrous to people. Learners are introduced to three types of material...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Stress Types: Geological Stresses
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site includes the chance to label diagrams and answer a short quiz about geological stresses.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Geological Stresses Study Guide
Understand the basics of geologic stresses in this study guide.
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University of Winnipeg Physics Dept: Deformation of Solids
This page from the University of Winnipeg Physics Department and the three pages which are linked to it describe the relationship between the strain and the stress experienced by a material. The elastic modulus is defined and an equation...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Modeling Earthquake Waves
Students model earthquake waves with a slinky toy.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University: Properties of Solids
From the General Physics for Bio-Science Majors web site. Several properties of solids, many of which pertain to the elasticity of materials. Stress and strain are defined and Young's modulus is explained. The Young's modulus equation is...