Think about the design and elements of the helmet and how it can help you with protecting an egg.
Keep in mind that there is a budget of SLHH $120 for each group for materials. (All materials
Keep below your budget and use what you have selected.
This video about helmets will give you an idea of what a strong structure could look like to protect against impact. In football, players wear a helmet to protect their heads from bangs, bumps and hard hits. Think about the design and elements of the helmet and how it can help you with protecting an egg. Plan by selecting items from the list you think are good materials to use.
Keep in mind that there is a budget of SLHH $120 for each group for materials. (All materials Keep below your budget and use what you have selected.
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5Ai Group 4 from Colin Gallagher on Vimeo. This is your new blog post. Click here and start typing, or drag in elements from the top bar. 5R Group 1 - Test 2 from Colin Gallagher on Vimeo. 5R Group 3 - Test 1 from Colin Gallagher on Vimeo. Explore this website for more information on structures and forces.
Examine the structures in nature made by animals. Click here for the website Natural forces occur without warning and humans have used technology to build strong structures to withstand earthquakes or strong winds. With better structures, lives can be saved during natural disasters. Watch the videos to see who structures have improved over the years. Try these different activities to learn more about different forces, how loads can affect structures, good materials for building and how using certain shapes can make a structure stronger.
Take notes and draw diagrams in your GD books as you go through each lab. Click here for the Forces Lab from PBS Click here for the Loads Lab from PBS Click here for the Materials Lab from PBS Click here for the Shapes Lab from PBS In this activity, you will need to pick the appropriate type of bridge to build in a specific area. You will need your bridge basics to be successful here.
Take a look at your notes from the BrainPop video on "Bridges". Click here for the challenge You all know what gravity does on Earth but did you know what it's like to not have gravity at all? Here's what it would look like playing with toys and drinking from a cup if Earth did not have gravity. |
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