Week 2: Bridges
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Objectives
By the end of this week you will have:
- learned about different types of bridges
- learned about the materials used for bridge construction
- learned about the technology behind the construction of bridges
- read and discussed about the benefits of bridges
- taken notes on videos related to bridges
- recorded your conclusions about the content discussed during the week.
Activities
Monday & Wednesday
During this week, you will look for information about bridges :
- What they are
- Different types of bridges
- Characteristics
- Materials used
- Technology involved in their contruction
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Examples of bridges found in the world
- How bridges can influence life in a place (city, town, nation)
In order to show your understanding of the topic, you will have to complete the following activities in your wiki, on a page called bridges
- Take notes about the videos and video clips viewed
- Illustrate your notes with images
- Add new words learned to the class glossary in Moodle (see instructions in the glossary)
- Write an illustrated summary about the points specified above (at the bottom of the summary, add the resources you used to find the information).
- Record your summary using My Chingo, Springdoo or Viewpoint
- Add the recording to your bridges wiki page.
NOTE: Remember that your summary should have a title, an introduction, the main ideas on the topics and finally, a conclusion with your opinion and the references of the sites and videos you have used. **DO NOT copy and paste. Use your own words (paraphrase). Otherwise you will have to redo your work. |
and....
- for fun complete this puzzle, and tell us what kind of bridge it is ;-)
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