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Activities: Bridges

 

 

 

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Part I

Objectives

 

By the end of part I of this unit 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

Different Types of Bridges

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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

 

  1. Take notes about the videos and video clips viewed
  2. Illustrate your notes with images
  3. Add new words learned to the class glossary in Moodle (see instructions in the glossary)
  4. Write an illustrated summary about the points specified above (at the bottom of the summary, add the resources you used to find the information).
  5. Record your summary using My Chingo, Springdoo or Viewpoint
  6. 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 ;-)

 

|Click to Mix and Solve


 

Part II

 

Objectives

 

By the end of part 2 of this unit, you will have

 

    • listened and or watched 5 presentations about bridges
    • taken notes on the presentations
    • created and published an online presentation about a bridge

 

Activities

 

1. Go over the presentations at Bridges_part2

 

2. Take notes of important aspects and write them on a wiki page called Bridges: Presentations

 

3. Add new words to the Glossary in Moodle

 

4. Start preparing your presentation for next week. Check oralpres-instructions for detailed instructions.

 

5. Practice vocabulary and content on bridges with the following exercises (you will have a quiz at the end of the unit).

 

 

Special Activity about Sasha's presentation on the Solken Bridge

 

  • Write a paragraph about the presentation on your wiki
  • Record what you wrote and post it to your wiki
  • Send Sasha a thank you email to: Sasa@rthand.com (with a copy for me)

 

Interactive Exercises

 

 

Quiz

Click here for the quiz.

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