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Building Bridges - Presentation
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Building Bridges - Presentation

This presentation is designed to accompany the STEM activity of the same name. It walks students through the human history of bridge building, why it is done and how it has changed, as well as introducing students to the bridge-building challenge that they will be doing in class.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to compare objects and events based on length, mass, capacity and duration using comparative language, such as short, wide, long, high.
  • We are learning to compare objects using mass, length and capacity, e.g. heavier, lighter.
  • We are learning to compare and order objects and events using length, mass, capacity and duration using comparative language, e.g. lightest, light, heavier, heaviest.
  • We are learning to measure the length of shapes and objects using informal units, recognising that units need to be uniform and used end-to-end.
  • We are learning to order objects based on lengths and capacities.
  • We are learning to identify which metric units are used to measure items and to make estimates using known units.
  • We are learning to measure and compare objects and events using length, mass and capacity and use instruments with labelled markings, e.g. measuring tape, ruler.
  • We are learning to measure, order and compare objects using standard metric units of length, mass and capacity.
  • We are learning to use scaled instruments to measure length, mass, capacity, duration and temperature.
  • We are learning to use scaled instruments to measure length, mass, capacity and temperatures.
  • We are learning to solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by 1- or 2-digit numbers using efficient mental or written strategies and appropriate digital technologies, e.g. arrays.
  • We are learning to solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one or two-digit numbers using efficient mental or written strategies and appropriate digital technologies, e.g. area model, arrays and Italian Lattice Method.
  • We are learning to choose appropriate units of measurement for length, mass and capacity of objects, e.g. kilometres to measure the distance between two towns.
  • We are learning to choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass, e.g. kilometres to measure the distance between two towns.
  • We are learning to explore how familiar products, services and environments are designed by people.
  • We are learning to identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced.
  • We are learning to identify how people design and produce familiar products, services and environments to meet personal and community needs.
  • We are learning to evaluate the success of design ideas and solutions.
  • We are learning to explore needs or opportunities for designing and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions.
  • We are learning to generate, communicate and evaluate design ideas.
  • We are learning to generate and communicate design ideas through describing, drawing, or modelling.
  • We are learning to generate, develop and record design ideas through describing, drawing and modelling.
  • We are learning to use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions.
  • We are learning to use personal preferences to evaluate the success of design ideas, processes and solutions, including their care for the environment.
  • 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 explore needs or opportunities for designing and test materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions.
  • 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 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 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.

Curriculum alignment

AC9MFM01 9 Identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicating reasoning AC9M1M01 9 Compare directly and indirectly and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration, communicating reasoning AC9M1M02 9 Measure the length of shapes and objects using informal units, recognising that units need to be uniform and used end-to-end AC9M3M01 9 Identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates AC9M3M02 9 Measure and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity, and instruments with labelled markings AC9M4M01 9 Interpret unmarked and partial units when measuring and comparing attributes of length, mass, capacity, duration and temperature, using scaled and digital instruments and appropriate units AC9M5N06 9 Solve problems involving multiplication of larger numbers by one- or two-digit numbers, choosing efficient calculation strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; check the reasonableness of answers AC9M5M01 9 Choose appropriate metric units when measuring the length, mass and capacity of objects; use smaller units or a combination of units to obtain a more accurate measure AC9TDEFK01 9

Explore how familiar products, services and environments are designed by people

 AC9TDE2K01 9

Identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced by people to meet personal or local community needs and sustainability

 AC9TDE2P03 9

Evaluate the success of design ideas and solutions based on personal preferences and including sustainability

 AC9TDEFP01 9

Generate, communicate and evaluate design ideas, and use materials, equipment and steps to safely make a solution for a purpose

 AC9TDE2P01 9

Generate and communicate design ideas through describing, drawing or modelling, including using digital tools

 AC9TDE2P02 9

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

 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

 AC9TDE4P01 9

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

 AC9TDE4P04 9

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

 AC9TDE6K01 9

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

 ACMMG006 8.4 Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language ACMMG019 8.4 Measure and compare the lengths and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units ACMMG061 8.4 Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, mass and capacity ACMMG084 8.4 Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures ACMNA100 8.4 Solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one- or two-digit numbers using efficient mental, written strategies and appropriate digital technologies ACMMG108 8.4 Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass ACTDEK001 8.4

Identify how people design and produce familiar products, services and environments and consider sustainability to meet personal and local community needs

 ACTDEP005 8.4

Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions

 ACTDEP006 8.4

Generate, develop and record design ideas through describing, drawing and modelling

 ACTDEP007 8.4

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

 ACTDEP008 8.4

Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of design ideas, processes and solutions including their care for environment

 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

 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

 ACTDEP017 8.4

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

 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
MAe-1WM old Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings MAe-3WM old Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions MAe-9MG old Describes and compares lengths and distances using everyday language MAe-11MG old Describes and compares the capacities of containers and the volumes of objects or substances using everyday language MAe-12MG old Describes and compares the masses of objects using everyday language MA1-1WM old Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols MA1-3WM old Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained MA1-9MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, metres and centimetres MA1-11MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using uniform informal units MA2-1WM old Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas MA2-2WM old Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems MA2-3WM old Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used MA2-9MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths, distances and perimeters in metres, centimetres and millimetres, and measures, compares and records temperatures MA2-11MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using litres, millilitres and cubic centimetres MA2-12MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using kilograms and grams MA2-10MG old Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using square centimetres and square metres MA3-1WM old Describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions MA3-2WM old Selects and applies appropriate problem- solving strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations MA3-3WM old Gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another MA3-6NA old Selects and applies appropriate strategies for multiplication and division, and applies the order of operations to calculations involving more than one operation MA3-9MG old Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances, calculates perimeters, and converts between units of length MA3-10MG old Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of squares, rectangles and triangles MA3-11MG old Selects and uses the appropriate unit to estimate, measure and calculate volumes and capacities, and converts between units of capacity MA3-12MG old Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure the masses of objects, and converts between units of mass STe-1WS-S old Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas STe-2DP-T old Develops solutions to an identified need ST1-1WS-S old Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas ST1-2DP-T old Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity ST1-9PW-ST old Investigates how forces and energy are used in products ST1-7MW-T old Describes how the properties of materials determine their use 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 ST2-7MW-T old Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes ST2-5LW-T old Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter 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 MAE-GM-02 new Describes and compares lengths MAE-GM-03 new Identifies half the length and the halfway point MAE-3DS-01 new Manipulates, describes and sorts three-dimensional objects MAE-3DS-02 new Describes and compares volumes MAE-NSM-01 new Describes and compares the masses of objects MA1-NSM-01 new Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units MA1-3DS-02 new Measures, records, compares and estimates internal volumes (capacities) and volumes using uniform informal units MA1-GM-02 new Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, as well as metres and centimetres MA1-NSM-02 new Describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time MA1-GM-03 new Creates and recognises halves, quarters and eighths as part measures of a whole length MA2-PF-01 new Represents and compares halves, quarters, thirds and fifths as lengths on a number line and their related fractions formed by halving (eighths, sixths and tenths) MA2-GM-01 new Uses grid maps and directional language to locate positions and follow routes MA2-GM-02 new Measures and estimates lengths in metres, centimetres and millimetres MA2-GM-03 new Identifies angles and classifies them by comparing to a right angle MA2-2DS-01 new Compares two-dimensional shapes and describes their features MA2-2DS-02 new Performs transformations by combining and splitting two-dimensional shapes MA2-2DS-03 new Estimates, measures and compares areas using square centimetres and square metres MA2-3DS-01 new Makes and sketches models and nets of three-dimensional objects including prisms and pyramids MA2-3DS-02 new Estimates, measures and compares capacities (internal volumes) using litres, millilitres and volumes using cubic centimetres MA2-NSM-01 new Estimates, measures and compares the masses of objects using kilograms and grams MA2-NSM-02 new Estimates, measures and compares the masses of objects using kilograms and grams MA3-RN-01 new Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent the properties of numbers MA3-RN-02 new Compares and orders decimals up to 3 decimal places MA3-RN-03 new Determines percentages of quantities, and finds equivalent fractions and decimals for benchmark percentage values MA3-AR-01 new Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems MA3-MR-01 new Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve multiplication and division problems MA3-MR-02 new Constructs and completes number sentences involving multiplicative relations, applying the order of operations to calculations MA3-GM-02 new Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances including perimeters MA3-3DS-02 new Selects and uses the appropriate unit to estimate, measure and calculate volumes and capacities MA3-NSM-01 new Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure the masses of objects
VCMMG078 Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language VCMMG095 Measure and compare the lengths, masses and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units VCMMG140 Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, area, mass and capacity VCMMG165 Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures VCMMG166 Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volume VCMNA183 Solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one- or two-digit numbers using efficient mental, written strategies and appropriate digital technologies VCMMG195 Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass VCDSTS013 Identify how people create familiar designed solutions and consider sustainability to meet personal and local community needs VCDSCD018 Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions VCDSCD019 Visualise, generate, and communicate design ideas through describing, drawing and modelling VCDSCD020 Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to produce designed solutions safely VCDSCD021 Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of design ideas, processes and solutions including their care for environment 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 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 VCDSCD031 Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment and communities VCDSTS033 Investigate how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability, in the design of solutions for current and future use

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

Differentiation

Modifications

There is a section on a historic bridge collapse in the presentation. While there are no graphic photos or descriptions, the idea might be upsetting for some students. The slides can be skipped or deleted if you have any concerns.

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