
Design and Build an Insulated Food Container
Students will design and build a prototype of a device to keep food cold for a specified time.
Students will design and build a prototype of a device to keep food cold for a specified time.
Design and build a structure that protects toy people from the wind.
Triangles are very strong shapes which makes them important when building strong and stable structures
Students will design and build a model apartment building and learn how buildings such as these can be a solution for suburban sprawl.
Students look for shapes in structures and then build and test different frame structures for strength and stability.
8 images including the Statue of Liberty and various towers from around the world such as the Eiffel Tower, CN Tower and Xi'an Bell Tower
7 images of structures in Canada such as an Inukshuk, CN Tower and the Parliament Building including their locations
11 images of structures with historical significance from different civilizations such as pyramids, statues on Easter Island and Stonehenge
5 images of some mass and frame structures from around the world such as the L’Arc de Triomphe gate and the Brooklyn Bridge
Students develop and apply comparing & contrasting, observing and predicting skills as they explore the strength of cylinders made with different materials.
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?
Students will learn about the human impacts on bee populations as they design, test, build and observe a structure for solitary bees.