Structures and Mechanisms: Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms

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

5 images of examples where inclined planes are used to help lift or move objects such as ramps for accessibility or entertainment

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

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