IT’S A FIXER-UPPER

The students will be improving the design of an old house/mall/school/castle by designing and constructing a device that will allow accessibility from one floor to the other so that it fulfills the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and can be sold. In...

SAVING OUR STRUCTURES

In this inquiry activity, students will explore the forces affecting stability of structures and design a model of a structure which can remain stable during a natural disaster.

NASCAR’S NEW FLYING RACE / AUTO RACING TAKES TO THE SKIES

The students will be creating a flying device, choosing sponsors from industries that use aviation technology, and entering the flying race. In order to prepare the students for this inquiry, the teacher needs to lay the groundwork on topics like the properties of air...

SHAPING STRUCTURES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

In this inquiry activity, students will explore structures around their environment and pose questions related to form and function. They will use the technological problem-solving process to design and build a workable structure to investigate form and function...

SIMPLE MACHINES RULE!

The students and teacher will go on a ‘movement’ hunt in their neighbourhood, and around their class and school during which they will record all the different things that move. Discussion will revolve around what types of things move, how they move, and...
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