Forces on Structures

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.

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.

A career in engineering would let you help people through designing and implementing the things they use in their daily lives.

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

Build and test a bridge made out of nothing but paper!

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

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.