Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire and Fire Fighting in Stuart England

For Students 4th - 5th
In this fire fighting worksheet, students read about the fires that occurred in 17th century England. Students read about the equipment used to fight fires during the period.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Understanding Castles

For Students 6th - 7th
In this English history learning exercise, students read a one page text with pictures and diagrams pertaining to the castles built after the Norman conquest. There are no questions.
Interactive
Curated OER

ESL: Their, Theirs, Them, They

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL their, theirs, them, they instructional activity, students choose the correct word from a drop down list that completes a given sentence. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Commands and Questions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this commands and questions worksheet, students read 14 sentences. Students underline the simple subject and draw a box around the simple predicate. If the subject is understood, students write U after the sentence.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Kindergarteners Get Into Line With the Right Art Lessons

For Teachers K - 1st
Exercise new school skills with collaborative lessons focused on the concept of line.
Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Calisphere: Great Depression: Building Bridges, Dams, Power Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source material on California during the Great Depression and how unemployment affected the building of the infrastructure including bridges, dams and power plants.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Build a Bridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey potential bridge sites, research bridge design, and select the right bridge for the right location in this interactive activity from the NOVA: "Super Bridge" Web site.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Triangles: Designing a Straw Bridge

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, the cast tries to design and build a bridge made out of drinking straws that will support the weight of 200 pennies. [4:02]
Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Bridge Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity, from the Web site developed for the PBS series "Building Big," use your knowledge of bridge design to match the right bridge location in a fictitious city.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Bridges That Can Take a Shake!

For Students 9th - 10th
Building a bridge in San Francisco has to take into account the possibilites of earthquakes. This Science Buddies science project asks that you use different virtual bridge designs to withstand virtual earthquakes. The Science Buddies...
Website
PBS

Pbs: Who Builds Big

For Students 9th - 10th
Who Builds Big? Learn about careers in engineering and architecture. Scroll to the bottom for more links in this PBS series to find about individuals who build bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Construction Technologies: Construct the Strongest Bridge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will work in pairs to create three simple types of bridges. They will observe quantitatively how the bridges work under load and why engineers use different types of bridges for different places. They also will...
Unit Plan
Science Museum, London

Making the Modern World: Bridges

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about bridges in this interactive learning module.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Building Bridges

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about temperature and molecular motion and why they are important to consider when building a bridge.
Lesson Plan
Other

Sprk: Sphero Bridge Stem Challenge [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
SPRK STEM challenges are fun, interactive activities that challenge students to use creativity and team-work to move through simple steps of the design process in order to build Sphero-based creations. In this challenge students will...
Website
PBS

Pbs: Building Big: Bridges

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of resources about bridges that includes basic facts about bridges, challenges faced by bridge builders, famous bridges from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand how different forces affect bridge...
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Building Bridges of Friendship

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn how to build better friendships when you explore this resource. This site provides detailed games, activities, and other resources to help students learn about the importance of building relationships.
Activity
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Bridges

For Students 3rd - 5th
A project where students design, build, and a test a bridge made out of file folders. Students will use a force sensor to measure how strong their model bridge is. Then students will compare their results to classmates to conclude what...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through a five-lesson series that includes numerous hands-on activities, students are introduced to the importance and pervasiveness of bridges for connecting people to resources, places and other people, with references to many...
Activity
Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Straw Bridges

For Students 3rd - 8th
An investigation where students design and build a bridge, using only straws and tape, that must support a weight.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Building Our Bridge to Fun!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify different bridge designs and construction materials used in modern day engineering. They work in construction teams to create paper bridges and spaghetti bridges based on existing bridge designs. Students progressively...
Graphic
Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Bridges

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A large collection of beautiful photos of various bridges from around the world! A visual reference for teachers and students. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
Lesson Plan
The Tech Interactive

The Tech Museum of Innovation: Bridging the Gap [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Can your team build the appropriate bridge to fit the needs of various terrains? In this lesson, students will build an assigned bridge in order to increase knowledge of various types of bridges. Students will then engage in a design...
Activity
Other

Lincoln Public Schools: Applied Technology & Engineering: Bridge Busters [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students design and build the lightest bridge to support the heaviest load. They investigate different bridge designs and building materials, learn key terminology, and test their prototypes in order to meet the...

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