Introduction
All around the world are bridges, they come in many different types all designed for many different scenes. How do most bridges survive in naturals powerful events??? It's all about the design and engineering.
In this task you will be uncovering and collecting information, to build a knowledge of some of the most destructive and powerful forces on earth, and how modern engineering can counteract them.
Task
In this task there will be (5) topics, the topics are...
- Bridges
- Earthquakes
- Modern engineering
- Defining the content
- Create
Process
Topic 1, Bridges
Questions...
Answer the following questions, and write the answers on a piece of paper by accessing the following websites...
https://sites.google.com/a/wyckoffschools.org/stem-grade-8/2-types-of-bridges
https://www.livescience.com/34448-worlds-longest-bridge.html
https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_brid_lesson04
- How many types of Bridges are there and name them?
- What is the longest bridge in the world?
- What is the most common material to construct a bridge out of?
Earth quakes
Task 1
Go to this website and find the following information.
http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/
Where did the most recent earth quake in Australia occur?
Where did the most significant earthquake last occur?
What is the magnitude of the significant earthquake?
When did the significant earth quake happen?
Where did the closest earthquake to Canberra last occur?
Task 2
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/hazards/earthquakes/whatIs.html
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/why.html
http://www.differencebetween.net/science/nature/difference-between-earthquake-and-aftershock/
What is an earthquake?
What causes earthquakes?
How can you tell the difference between earthquakes and after shocks?
Modern engineering
Play this engineering game to improve your designing skills!
http://www.physicsgames.net/game/Bridge_Builder.html
List 3 designs that worked for you to win the game!
Create
Here you will be designing a very new bridge, you are allowed to combine and get inspiration for bridges already designed! good luck!
Evaluation
I hope you enjoyed this web quest, and learned a lot more about bridges, earthquakes and modern engineering!