Structural Engineering - Video from the Futures Channel
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| Audience/Grade: | 6 - High School Senior |
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Civil Engineering Geological Engineering |
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Teaching - Lecture/Presentation |
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WWW |
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Organization:The Futures Channel |
| Description: | Digital video from the Futures Channel. Synopsis: "To design buildings that don't fall down, you need to know how your materials will respond to forces such as gravity, wind, and earthquakes." Running time 3:02 minutes. |
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How I use Structural Engineering - Video from the Futures Channel This video comes with three lesson plans for grades 6-12 with details: Weight on a String Subject: Mathematics Topics: Algebra--Equations and Expressions; Powers, Roots and Scientific Notation Grades: 9 - 12 Knowledge and Skills: - Can evaluate expressions by substituting values for variables - Can simplify expressions using correct order of operations - Understands the function of grouping symbols in an expression - Understands the concept "root" Cantilevers Subject: Mathematics Topics: Algebra--Patterns, Functions and Relations; Linear Equations and Functions; Polynomial Equations and Functions Grades: 6 - 12 Concepts: - Function Knowledge and Skills: - Can explain the reasoning used to solve a problem - Can plot a point in a two -dimensional coordinate system, given the coordinates, or determine the coordinates of a given point - Can determine the equation of a linear function that closely matches a set of points (optional) - Can determine the equation of a cubic function that closely matches a set of points (optional) SkyHighScrapers Subject: Mathematics Topics: Algebra?Quadratic Equations and Functions Grades: 8 - 12 Concepts: - Quadratic Knowledge and Skills: - Can determine the equation of a quadratic function that closely matches a set of points - Given the equation of a specific quadratic relation, can rapidly sketch its graph |
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| Publication Date: | October 2007 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/algebra/structural_engin |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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