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
- 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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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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