Structures and Mechanisms: Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms

6 images of some objects such as tweezers, scissors and wheel barrows that use the lever principle to create movement for a specific purpose

6 images of some objects such as in fitness equipment which use wheels with grooves in their rims called pulleys for movement

5 images of some objects such as corkscrews that have a mechanism of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder to create movement

6 images of some tools such as axes and spikes that are inclined planes and used to help push objects apart

6 images of some objects such as ferris wheels and skate boards with wheel and axle mechanisms that create rotary movement

Are you willing to give up a sweet treat for the sake of science? Can you engineer a strong and stable structure out of something soft and fluffy?

Manufacturing and engineering airplane tires is important work! Learn how airplane tires keep the aircraft safe during takeoff and landing.

In this hands on activity build a wheelbarrow from simple materials to explore just how useful simple machines can be!

Students work collaboratively to design and build a device that uses simple machines to launch ping-pong balls.

Students will design and build a model apartment building and learn how buildings such as these can be a solution for suburban sprawl.

13 images of some buildings from around the world including where they are located such as the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

10 images of buildings in various stages of construction, some equipment being used and some people who work on construction sites

6 images of different types of work that someone involved in construction might do

5 images of some different engineers and their work places such as engineers at a hydroelectric plant, in a forest and at NASA