Making Stronger Sand: Sandcrete
by Milton Johnson
Students will make a concrete mixture from sand and white glue. This entails a civil engineering lesson on strengthening soils in order to prevent structures from collapsing. Students will create a 'Sandcrete' column from sand and glue and will test the strength of the dried column.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qBTOqsB_v9tJINUMHAxPoLGGyDKccRbe/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P1: Matter P3: Net Force Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Ratio and Proportion (RP) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing
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