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- 6th - 8th
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Students build their own newspaper skyscrapers with limited materials and time. They identify several different structural engineering principles relating to skyscrapers. They explain how their towers resisted the wind load. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Studentsare introduced to the various methods developed by environmental engineers for treating drinking water in the United States. In an Associated Activity, students design ways to treat water and clean up a glass of muddy water enough that it may be consumed. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate major landforms (e.g., mountains, rivers, plains, hills, oceans and plateaus). They build a three-dimensional model of a landscape depicting several of these landforms. Once they have built their model, they act as civil and transportation engineers to build a road through the landscape they have created. The groups give a class presentation in which they present the concepts they covered their project. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students design and construct a tower out of newspaper using a limited supply of newspaper, tape, and scissors. After completing their designs, they identify which designs can withstand the self-weight of the newspaper tower as well as a lateral wind load. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students view examples of suspension bridges and discuss their structure. They complete a tension and compression experiment with a partner then perform a similar experiment with books. They discuss engineers and how they design and solve problems. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students become civil engineers and assist in designing a Truss Bridge to carry a two-lane highway across a river valley using the West Point Bridge Designer 2003 Software. They construct bridges based upon budget and demos. Students make two bridges in the tri-state region. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are introduced to basic engineering principles, road construction and material science. They explore how material properties and strength can be affected. Students become Civil Engineers by both creating AAsphalt cookies and by creating their own asphalt samples in the Rutger University Center for Advanced Infracstructure and Transportation. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students research different kinds of engineers and investigate what each one does. After completing three days of research and using a research guide sheet, they create a PowerPoint presentation of at least 8 slides but no more than 15. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students explore building skyscraper buildings. They participate in a simulation where they are a civil engineer. Students must consider bedrock formations, soil erosion, prevent water damage, and determine the best foundation for stability. After analyzing the situation, students build a prototype of their tower. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the problems Inca engineers faced in building a royal retreat at Machu Picchu's site. They use a contour map to discover what challenges the builders faced due to the physical features of the land. Full Review »
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