Building Better Bridges - Presentation

Building Better Bridges - Presentation

This presentation is designed to introduce students to the concepts included in a STEM activity of the same title. It will help students understand the importance of forces and materials in the design and construction of bridges and will introduce the STEM and explain the challenge. This is the second of a series of bridge-building STEM activities available on Teach This.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to examine design and technologies that impact the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs.
  • We are learning to recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore how sustainability impacts product, service and environment design to meet community needs.
  • We are learning to describe how forces and the properties of materials affect function in a product or system.
  • We are learning to investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system.
  • We are learning to explore needs or opportunities for designing and test materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions.
  • We are learning to investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes.
  • We are learning to critique needs or opportunities for designing and explore and test a variety of materials, components, tools and equipment needed to produce designed solutions.
  • We are learning to select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions.
  • We are learning to select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and use safe work practices to make designed solutions.
  • We are learning to use design criteria to evaluate ideas and solutions.
  • We are learning to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on success criteria.
  • We are learning to sequence steps to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions.
  • We are learning to plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions, both individually and collaboratively.
  • We are learning to understand that natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that can influence how they are used, e.g. metal and plastic waste can lead to pollution.
  • We are learning to identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance.
  • We are learning to explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors, including sustainability, in the design of products, services and environments.
  • We are learning to examine how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments.
  • We are learning to explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing designed solutions.
  • We are learning to investigate the characteristics and properties of a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment and evaluate the impact of their use.
  • We are learning to develop project plans that include consideration of resources to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions.
  • We are learning to develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions, both individually and collaboratively.

Curriculum alignment

AC9S3H01 9 Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations AC9S3I01 9 Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations AC9S3I03 9 Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate AC9S3I02 9 Use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment AC9S3I04 9 Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns AC9S3I06 9 Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate AC9TDE4K01 9

Examine design and technologies occupations and factors including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs

AC9TDE4K02 9

Describe how forces and the properties of materials affect function in a product or system

AC9TDE4P01 9

Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and test materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions

AC9TDE4P03 9

Select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions

AC9TDE4P04 9

Use given or co-developed design criteria including sustainability to evaluate design ideas and solutions

AC9TDE4P05 9

Sequence steps to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions

AC9S4U04 9 Examine the properties of natural and made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics and consider how these properties influence their use AC9S4U03 9 Identify how forces can be exerted by one object on another and investigate the effect of frictional, gravitational and magnetic forces on the motion of objects AC9S4H01 9 Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations AC9S4I01 9 Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations AC9S4I02 9 Use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment AC9S4I03 9 Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate AC9S4I04 9 Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns AC9S4I06 9 Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate AC9S5H01 9 Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others AC9S5I01 9 Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions AC9S5I04 9 Construct and use appropriate representations, including tables, graphs and visual or physical models, to organise and process data and information and describe patterns, trends and relationships AC9S5I06 9 Write and create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of language features, using digital tools as appropriate AC9TDE6K01 9

Explain how people in design and technologies occupations consider competing factors including sustainability in the design of products, services and environments

AC9TDE6K05 9

Explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment affect their use when producing designed solutions

AC9TDE6P05 9

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions

AC9S6H01 9 Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others AC9S6I01 9 Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions AC9S6I02 9 Plan and conduct repeatable investigations to answer questions including, as appropriate, deciding the variables to be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests; describing potential risks; planning for the safe use of equipment and materials; and identifying required permissions to conduct investigations on Country/Place AC9S6I04 9 Construct and use appropriate representations, including tables, graphs and visual or physical models, to organise and process data and information and describe patterns, trends and relationships AC9S6I06 9 Write and create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of language features, using digital tools as appropriate ACSHE050 8.4 Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships ACSIS053 8.4 With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge ACSIS054 8.4 With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment ACSIS055 8.4 Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately ACSIS057 8.4 Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends ACSIS215 8.4 Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings ACSIS060 8.4 Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations ACTDEK010 8.4

Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet community needs

ACTDEK011 8.4

Investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system

ACTDEK013 8.4

Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes

ACTDEP014 8.4

Critique needs or opportunities for designing and explore and test a variety of materials, components, tools and equipment and the techniques needed to produce designed solutions

ACTDEP016 8.4

Select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and use safe work practices to make designed solutions

ACTDEP017 8.4

Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment

ACTDEP018 8.4

Plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively

ACSSU074 8.4 Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that can influence their use ACSSU076 8.4 Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance ACSHE061 8.4 Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships ACSIS064 8.4 With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge ACSIS065 8.4 With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment ACSIS066 8.4 Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately ACSIS216 8.4 Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings ACSIS071 8.4 Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations ACSHE081 8.4 Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions ACSIS231 8.4 With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations ACSIS090 8.4 Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate ACSIS218 8.4 Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations ACSIS093 8.4 Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts ACTDEK019 8.4

Examine how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability in the design of products, services, and environments for current and future use

ACTDEK023 8.4

Investigate characteristics and properties of a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment and evaluate the impact of their use

ACTDEP028 8.4

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively

ACSHE098 8.4 Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions ACSIS232 8.4 With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations ACSIS103 8.4 Identify, plan and apply the elements of scientific investigations to answer questions and solve problems using equipment and materials safely and identifying potential risks ACSIS107 8.4 Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate ACSIS221 8.4 Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations ACSIS110 8.4 Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts
ST2-1WS-S old Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations ST2-2DP-T old Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity ST2-4LW-S old Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things ST2-5LW-T old Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter ST2-6MW-S old Describes how adding or removing heat causes a change of state ST2-7MW-T old Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes ST2-8PW-ST old Describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heat ST2-9PW-ST old Describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion ST2-10ES-S old Investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface ST2-3DP-T old Defines problems, describes and follows algorithms to develop solutions ST2-11DI-T old Describes how digital systems represent and transmit data ST3-1WS-S old Plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions ST3-2DP-T old Plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity ST3-4LW-S old Examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things ST3-5LW-T old Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition ST3-6MW-S old Explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials ST3-7MW-T old Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes ST3-8PW-ST old Explains how energy is transformed from one form to another ST3-9PW-ST old Investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force ST3-3DP-T old Defines problems, and designs, modifies and follows algorithms to develop solutions ST3-11DI-T old Explains how digital systems represent data, connect together to form networks and transmit data ST3-10ES-S old Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth’s surface
VCSIS065 With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge VCSIS067 Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies VCSIS068 Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations VCSIS066 Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions including consideration of the elements of fair tests VCSIS069 Use a range of methods including tables and column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends VCSIS070 Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings VCSIS072 Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language VCDSTS023 Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability, that impact on the design of solutions to meet community needs VCDSTC024 Investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a designed solution VCDSTC027 Investigate the suitability of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment for a range of purposes VCDSCD028 Critique needs or opportunities for designing and explore and test a variety of materials, components, tools and equipment and the techniques needed to create designed solutions VCDSCD030 Select and use materials, components, tools and equipment using safe work practices to produce designed solutions VCDSCD031 Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment and communities VCDSCD032 Plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions VCSSU060 Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; these properties can influence their use VCSSU064 Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance VCSIS082 With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences or general rules VCSIS085 Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to record, represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data VCSIS086 Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations VCSIS088 Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships VCDSTS033 Investigate how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability, in the design of solutions for current and future use VCDSTC037 Investigate characteristics and properties of a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment and evaluate the impact of their use VCDSCD042 Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions VCSIS083 With guidance, plan appropriate investigation types to answer questions or solve problems and use equipment, technologies and materials safely, identifying potential risks

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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