Engineering the Future – Chapter 12 Lesson PlanSubject: Transportation Technologies Topic: Structural EngineeringTeacher: Ben Baity Date: 9/11/2009Instructional Objective: The Student will first work on a word search puzzle that will incorporate the key words and definitions from the reading. The students will also watch a power point presentation on structural engineering. Finally the students will use blocks to construct a tower capable of holding weight.Activity Description of Activities and Setting Materials and TimeI. Focus and Review Complete the word search in order to remember key words and definitions from the readingHandout: 5-6 minutesII. Go over word search Go over word search and talk about some select key words and definitions found in puzzle3-4 minutesIII. Teacher Input: Powerpoint presentationGo over presentation 5-7 minutesIV. Quiz Student will answer questions about presentation 4-5 minutesV. Guided Practice: Student ActivityStudents will get into groups of three people and use 15 jenga blocks to construct a tower that must be at least 7 inches tall and hold a specified weight.4-5 minutesNotes:Chapter 12 Quiz1. What is the name of the building Bill Baker is helping design? __________________2. How long ago did the first people try to “build to the sky?” ______________________3. How tall was the Empire State Building? __________________4. What is a shear?A.- Deformation of the object because parallel planes move past one anotherB.- Ends of an object are pulled away or stretched from its centerC.- Ends of an object are pushed toward an object’s center5. True/False- There is no limit on how high a building can be built as long as base walls are thick enough to hold it.VUGEDEIREBSATGSBILEDIBNELASDLEMJLEEUGESDNTIDUERWTDRIIATLUTDDBIDOUUKTLAISNEENRNAGBRLUBSWENSDENDETEMDSNOITULOVERLAIRTSUDNIEOULRNRIEIEROOJRFSIRWRBAJBRINARLALTMRIEADIEGDIRBETAGNEDLOGEKAHTUULETILSSNATAHESJSEABBLNUFATUPAAEEJEAIETTABOLFEGEDERIADATLRSIIANTEEMLDDNBBESLELESDKTLLEDFSORGRRIEEIRBUEFATELAOYTLILDBSDIMARYPOTEINIAIGRDMTUPNARTGWRDETSNLAFELETMMDOLREARAODESEMREMEEELISURBENDTYIENSRGRKTIIOIRTMALSEADYTTBILL BAKER EMPIRE STATE BUILDING GOLDEN GATE BRIDGEPYRAMIDS BURJ DUBAI EIFFEL TOWERDEAD LOAD INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION STEEL FRAMESHEAR TRUSS
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