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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Suspension Bridge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Compare the strength and practical uses of beam bridges and suspension bridges. Investigate how the cable contributes to the stability and strength of a suspension bridge.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:paper Bridge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Investigate the forces acting on a support and make adjustments to give a bridge the strength to support its own weight (the dead load) as well as the weight of anything placed on it (the live load).
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Building Big: The Labs

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive series of labs describing some basic principles of Physics. The labs demonstrate different basic concepts of physics used in building and creating large structures such as bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.
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PBS

Wgbh: Building Big: Tunnels

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources about tunnels that includes basic facts about tunnels, challenges faced by tunnel diggers, famous tunnels from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand the kinds of forces that keep tunnels from...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cost Comparisons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about the many types of expenses associated with building a bridge. Working like engineers, they estimate the cost for materials for a bridge member of varying sizes. After making calculations, they graph their results to...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Mathematics: Data Sense

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site has some interesting ways to collect and evaluate data. There are some activities about note taking, spreadsheets, surveys, and a cool bridge construction project. Teachers may want to use this site as a resource for some...
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Mqed: Forces and Forms in Large Structures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The downloadable monograph investigates forces and forms in large structures. Three teaching units are included that explore bridge engineering.
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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
PBS

Pbs Building Big: The Brooklyn Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the construction and some general facts on the Brooklyn Bridge are found at this website. Not incredibly detailed, but a good reference for information.
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Other

Building Mighty Mac

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource highlights the construction of the Mackinac Bridge, a famous landmark in Michigan.
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Other

Building Mighty Mac

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource highlights the construction of the Mackinac Bridge, a famous landmark in Michigan.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Show Me the Money

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars learn about the major factors that comprise the design and construction cost of a modern bridge. Before a bridge design is completed, engineers provide overall cost estimates for construction of the bridge. Students learn...
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Interactive
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Web Japan: Japan Atlas Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
An image and detailed description of the bridge and its construction.
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Website
Other

Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream in the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a passage for those who wish to learn through A Midsummer Night's Dream to build bridges between real life concerns and this play, as it was in Shakespeare's time. Gives character profiles and outlines their problems in the...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Truss Destruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work within constraints to construct model trusses and then test them to failure as a way to evaluate the relative strength of different truss configurations and construction styles. Each student group uses Popsicle sticks and...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Boom Construction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Student teams design their own booms (bridges) and engage in a friendly competition with other teams to test their designs. Each team strives to design a boom that is light, can hold a certain amount of weight, and is affordable to...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Design Process: Creating a Stronger Truss

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting project that explores which geometrical shapes make the strongest bridge truss structures. It is a good introduction to the engineering design process. You'll design three different trusses, and use online...
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Unit Plan
Other

Thales: Estructuras

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about structures, the types of resistant structures, the basic elements of the structure and bridges. It contains several interactive exercises.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Temple Crossing

For Students 3rd - 6th
Temple Crossing is a fun strategy game for the entire family. Help the explorer as he travels deep into the temple by building bridges, collecting coins, and using power ups along the way! How many bridges can you build before our...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pghbridges: Bridge Basics:deck Truss

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustration of bridge using a deck truss.
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Technovation

Technovation Families (Formerly Curiosity Machine)

For Students 9th - 10th
Technovation provides hands-on STEM activities. Students will watch an inspiring video about suspension bridges. Studentswill create their own bridge that must support at least 15 pennies.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Strength of Materials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about the variety of materials used by engineers in the design and construction of modern bridges. They also find out about the material properties important to bridge construction and consider the advantages and...
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Graphic
Maps of Mexico

Virtual Picture Travel Map of New York

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on New York and take a virtual tour of Manhattan. Visit places of interest such as Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and the Central Park Zoo. Uses popups.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Shortest Path

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the bridge built to connect Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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