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Materials and their use in structures

PD Events, Resources, Classroom Activities, Assessment Ideas, IT Applications

PD Events



Type	Filename	Filesize
	Flyer	337 kB
Flyer for workshop for students at the University of Ballarat from late March until early June each year.
	Booking Form	297 kB
This is an annual event that is run on several days from late March through to early June each year.

Text Resources

• Gordon, JG 1978, Structures or Why Things Don’t Fall Down, Penguin, New York
• Gordon, JG 1992, The New Science of Strong Materials or Why You Don't Fall Through The Floor, Penguin, New York.
• Morgan, W 1981, The Elements of Structure, Pitman Books, London.
• Raitt, G 1987, Forces: Building a Cantilever Bridge - Physics in Action (School Physics in Engineering Project), Cambridge University Press, UK.

Audiovisual Resources

It is recommended that teachers should view any video before purchase.

• Marcom Projects: Work = Force x Distance

Classroom Activities



Type	Filename	Filesize
	Copper Wire Prac	22.6 kB
This is an experiment on the stretching of copper wire. The old sound boards and weights from Mersenne's Law experiment can be used to hold and stretch the copper wire.

Assessment Ideas



Type	Filename	Filesize
	An assessment task	57.4 kB
An assessment task from the previous course.

IT Applications

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