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Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
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Giant Pumpkin Boat Race
Corn Cultivator Challenge
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Bridge Challenge
Have you ever crossed a stream by walking on a tree that fell across it? If so you have used a bridge. More than likely you even crossed a bridge on your way to school today. Have you ever taken a moment to consider how bridges affect our lives? One example of how bridges have impacted travel in the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia. Before the New River Gorge Bridge was built it would take approximately one hour to cross the New River Gorge because of the zig-zagging road that goes down one mountain side and up the other. Now travelers are able to make the same journey in less than two minutes by crossing the gorge on the New River Gorge Bridge. How did they know what kind of bridge to build, and how to make it strong enough to hold up its own weight let alone all the automobiles that cross it?
By the end of this webquest you will be able to answer the questions posed to you in the introduction. However, more than just answering questions, you will be able to defend your own reasoning for using a particular type of bridge or design in any given situation, when describing how it works. This great wealth of knowledge will lead you through the experience of problem solving as you design and construct your own bridge.
Your tasks will be to:
1.) Find out about the different types of bridges.
2.) Learn more about the forces that affect bridges.
3.) Define and identify the basic parts of a bridge.
4.) Play a bridge building game online and try out your new knowledge!
5). Build a bridge using K'Nex pieces, and present your findings on research, construction, and more!
By the end of this webquest you will be able to answer the questions posed to you in the introduction. However, more than just answering questions, you will be able to defend your own reasoning for using a particular type of bridge or design in any given situation, when describing how it works. This great wealth of knowledge will lead you through the experience of problem solving as you design and construct your own bridge.
Your tasks will be to:
1.) Find out about the different types of bridges.
2.) Learn more about the forces that affect bridges.
3.) Define and identify the basic parts of a bridge.
4.) Play a bridge building game online and try out your new knowledge!
5). Build a bridge using K'Nex pieces, and present your findings on research, construction, and more!
Win the White House
Click here to begin!