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Bridge Types: Tensile and Compressive Forces
Bridges rely on tension and compression to keep them standing. Pairs test this principle by constructing simple bridges and applying a force to the center. Teams use the provided worksheet to record their observations of the...
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Designing Bridges
Introduces your class to the types of loads experienced by a bridge. Groups calculate the ultimate load combinations to determine the maximum load requirement. Using this information, builders then determine the amount of material...
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Cost Comparisons
Our final proposal for the cost of the bridge requested is ... In the last segment in a series of 10, pairs work together to develop a proposal for a city bridge design. The class completes a cost comparison between concrete and steel to...
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Building Your Bridge Building Basics
In this technology learning exercise, students examine the basic principles of bridge building design in order to answer the nine questions with the help of the web links on page 2.
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Scale Skills
In this mapping skills learning exercise, students read an excerpt that describes three different types of scales and how to calculate distance on a map. They respond to two short answer questions using the map provided on the sheet and...
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Analogies 2 (Level 7)
Determining the relationships between words is the purpose of this analogy worksheet. Learners puzzle through 10 different analogies by using bridge sentences and types to determine which pairs of words share the same relationships.
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Kinds of Maps
In this map worksheet, students match a set of descriptions with the names of different types of maps and answer true/false questions and short answer questions about using maps.
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Pitched Instruments of African Music
In this African music learning exercise, students read about the kora and the xylophone which are types of pitched instruments. A glossary is included in the 2 page article.
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Early Native American Life
For this Native Americans worksheet, students read and discuss a 1 page article, fill in the blanks to 6 statements, match 6 vocabulary words with their correct definitions and answer 4 short answer questions referring back to the article.
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Earthquakes Living Lab: FAQs about P Waves, S Waves and More
Let's talk about earthquakes .... Using the Internet, pupils research what causes earthquakes, how scientists measure them, their locations, and their effects. The resource is not only informative, but it also builds crucial...
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Science 9 Unit 3 Worksheet
In this chapters 2 and 3 science guided reading worksheet, students read corresponding material pertaining chemical reactions and the periodic chart answering 40 fill in the blank questions.
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A Salt and Battery
In this battery activity, high schoolers read about oxidation-reduction reactions and voltaic cells. They are given a diagram of an electrochemical cell and they answer four questions using the cell. They also identify the anode given...
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Bonding: Let's Get Together
In this atom learning exercise, students read 5 paragraphs about ionic bonds. Students answer 2 true/false questions, 4 fill in the blank, 3 multiple choice, and 1 short answer question.
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U.S. Archaeological Sites: Geography Practice
In this archaeological sites worksheet, students read about sites in the Unites States and use a map to complete a set of 7 short answer questions.