Connecting With Bridges
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Science Social Studies | |
| Author | Renee' Anderson
Linda Cline Anita Pugh | |
| Description | Bridges have played an important role in the economic and social development of cultures around the world. Bridges are built because obstacles exist and these obstacles vary with the natural and manmade features of each region. Consequently,
each bridge poses unique problems for its builders and each bridge reflects the communities linked. Based on this premise, the unit "Connecting with Bridges" serves to introduce the basic bridge types and the physical concepts involved in bridge building,requires students to research a bridge important to the history of West Virginia, develop a Power Point presentation reflecting what was learned, compare and contrast the bridges studied by constructing a table, and finally, to collaborate as a team to build a successful model of a bridge. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | Computer/Internet access
Printer Multimedia Projector Microsoft Office | |
| Grade Level | 5 | |
| National Standards | Language Arts
Standard 1 - Use the general skills and strategies of the writing process 2.3 Use strategies to edit and publish written work Standard 4 - Gathers and uses information for research puposes 2.4 Uses electronic media to gather information 2.7 Uses strategies to gather and record information for research topics 2.8 Uses strategies to compile information into written reports or summarries Standard 7 - Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of information texts 2.1 Uses reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of informational text 2.5 Summarizes and paraphrases information in texts 2.6 Uses prior knowledge and experience to understand and respond to new information Science Standard 10 - Understands forces and motion 2.6 Knows the relationship between the strength of a force and its effect on an object Standard 12 - Understands the nature of scientific inquiry 2.1 Knows that scientific investigations involve asking and answering a question and comparing the answer to what scientists already know about the world 2.3 Plans and conducts simple investigations Standard 13 - Understands the scientific enterprise 2.3 Knows that scientists and engineers often work in teams to accomplish a task Geography Standard 11 - Understands the patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's Surface 2.5 Knows how regions are linked economically and how trade affects the way people earn their living in each region Standard 12 - Understands the patterns of human settlement and their causes 2.5 Knows the characteristics and locations of cities and how cities have changed over time Standard 14 - Understands how human actions modify the physical environment 2.1 Knows the way people alter the physical environment | |
| Keywords | bridges
compression/tension models research skills data collection | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: Connecting With Bridges
Lesson 1: The Basics of Bridges Lesson 2: Bridge Over West Virginia Waters Lesson 3: Bridging the Gap With Technology Lesson 4: Bridges And Data And Tables, Oh My! Lesson 5: Building Bridges | |
| References | NOVA@pbs
PBS/BuildingBig How Stuff Works Bridge Types About Bridges Covered Bridges of West Virginia Actden.com | |
| English IGO or CSO | 5.5, 5.16, 5.27, 5.28, 5.32, 5.36, 5.60, 5.61, 5.64, 5.155, 5.172, 5.179, 5.186 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, 5.13, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.65, 5.68 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 5.12, 5.26, 5.27, 5.49, 5.57 | |