Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Stress Types: Geological Stresses

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site includes the chance to label diagrams and answer a short quiz about geological stresses.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Physics of Bridges

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Introduce learners to physics concepts that engineers use when building a bridge. This curriculum unit includes concepts such as Newton's Third Law, stress on a material, vibration, and resonance. Unit includes lectures, lab activities,...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stressed and Strained

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are introduced to the concepts of stress and strain with examples that illustrate the characteristics and importance of these forces in our everyday lives. They explore the factors that affect stress, why engineers need to know...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Strong as the Weakest Link

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To introduce the two types of stress that materials undergo - compression and tension - students examine compressive and tensile forces and learn about bridges and skyscrapers. They construct their own building structure using...