Innovation Nation
by Nidhi Mehta
The students will be working and pretending that they work for an engineering company that is designing a bridge. The Department of Transportation wants to see a model of the bridge, so they will be making a
model using popsicle sticks. Using PowerPoint or Google slides, the students will look at diagrams of bridges and examples of various bridge types.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mpC9aMuiu1rA5DSiiqRf-XQI2Bkf8U_V7BXZE93…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P1: Matter P3: Net Force Engineering S1: Engineering & Global Society S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Reading (Informational Text) Writing Speaking & Listening
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