Structures

How could you 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 develop and apply comparing & contrasting, observing and predicting skills as they explore the strength of cylinders made with different materials.

5 images of some mass and frame structures from around the world such as the L’Arc de Triomphe gate and the Brooklyn Bridge

11 images of structures with historical significance from different civilizations such as pyramids, statues on Easter Island and Stonehenge

7 images of structures in Canada such as an Inukshuk, CN Tower and the Parliament Building including their locations

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

Students look for shapes in structures and then build and test different frame structures for strength and stability.

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.

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

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