![Cedarburg water tower](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-11/Cedarburg_water_tower.jpg?itok=ueg8-MwO)
Design & Build a Water Tower
Lessons
Students will design and build a model water tower and learn why these structures are important for many communities. Grade 8 extensions are also included.
![Group of students working together](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-08/tug%20of%20war.jpg?itok=7Q5XN5h-)
Team Tower Challenge
Lessons
Students will explore what it means to be a member of a team and highlight the skills and qualities that make one a good team member.
![Michaella Chemello cuisinant et servant des crêpes au Stampede de Calgary](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2021-11/Michaella%20Chemello.jpg?itok=jHGr1rYp)
Michaella Chemello
Engineer in Training (Civil)
![Student going over materials and plans](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-02/Engineering%20Panel_UGuelph_Feb.25_EventCard.png?itok=ZcSYNrN5)
Summer Symposium Series: Engineering Career Resources
Backgrounders
A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.
![Fairy Sahay](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2021-06/Fairy%20Sahay.jpg?itok=2KRgSGKu)
Fairy Sahay
Civil Engineer (Green Economy Project)
![Hut on a tiny island](/sites/default/files/2020-12/hut-on-desert-island.jpg)
How can we build a structure that protects toy people from wind?
Hands-on Activities
How could you design and build a structure that protects toy people from the wind?
![Anghel Saligny Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-08/anghel-saligny_bridge.png?itok=Y3cfoU-d)
Why is a Triangle a Strong Shape?
Backgrounders
Triangles are very strong shapes which makes them important when building strong and stable structures
![Gordie Howe International Bridge: Fluor Project Between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Gordie_Howe_Bridge_2.png)
Build a Paper Bridge
Hands-on Activities
Build and test a bridge made out of nothing but paper!
![Children on teeter-totter](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-03/children_on_teeter_totter.jpg?itok=Biz7eAsO)
Simple Machines - Levers
Backgrounders
The lever is a type of simple machine. Learn about the different classes of levers and how they provide mechanical advantage.
![Roller Coaster Roller Coaster](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1454520910860-c95bba7de5a2.jpg?itok=9wC1kwyB)
Simple Machines: Inclined Planes
Picture Collections
5 images of examples where inclined planes are used to help lift or move objects such as ramps for accessibility or entertainment
![Seesaw [Class 1 Lever] Seesaw [Class 1 Lever]](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/seesaw.jpg?itok=pRWoCsg2)
Simple Machines: Levers
Picture Collections
6 images of some objects such as tweezers, scissors and wheel barrows that use the lever principle to create movement for a specific purpose
![Pulley With Chains Pulley with Chains](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/ARA2011-01-03_13-46-56.jpg?itok=bSBBEgxq)
Simple Machines: Pulleys
Picture Collections
6 images of some objects such as in fitness equipment which use wheels with grooves in their rims called pulleys for movement
![Wood Screw Wood Screw](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Screw_3.jpg?itok=AnqMZDRD)
Simple Machines: Screws
Picture Collections
5 images of some objects such as corkscrews that have a mechanism of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder to create movement
![Chisels Chisels](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Klopfholz_mit_Beiteln.jpg?itok=I8HFNy5J)
Simple Machines: Wedges
Picture Collections
6 images of some tools such as axes and spikes that are inclined planes and used to help push objects apart
![Ferris Wheel: The London Eye Ferris Wheel: The London Eye](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/London_Eye_-_head_on_view.jpg?itok=LdM6yYsS)
Simple Machines: Wheels And Axles
Picture Collections
6 images of some objects such as ferris wheels and skate boards with wheel and axle mechanisms that create rotary movement