Engineering
- Bridges, Buildings, ...
(middle school)
Discovery
Online: Buildings, Bridges, and Tunnels
- http://www.discovery.com/stories/technology/buildings/buildings.html
From the Discovery Channel, a
fascinating look into the engineering marvels behind the world's tallest
buildings (Skyscrapers: Going Up), longest bridges (Reaching Out), and
greatest tunnels (Digging In). Includes video clips and web links.
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- High-Rise
Pages - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hnetten/
The High-Rise Pages is an online high-rise archive containing all sorts of
information, links and pictures of the tallest buildings, skyscrapers, tv-towers,
bridges, churches, monuments and other tall structures from all over the
world.
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- Library
of Congress Vatican Exhibit - http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Experimental/vatican.exhibit/Vatican.exhibit.html
In the Renaissance the popes returned to the See of Saint Peter. Popes and
cardinals straightened streets, raised bridges across the Tiber, provided
hospitals, fountains, and new churches for the public and splendid palaces
and gardens for themselves.
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- Physics
from Lampeter-Strasburg - http://www.lampstras.k12.pa.us/hschool/physics/home.html
This page's goal is to help students gain a better understanding of the laws
of Physics. We have investigated the following Laws and Principles of
Physics: stress, gravity, bridges and momentum.
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- The
Seven Wonders: Modern Wonders - http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
Modern engineering wonders of the world: bridges, buildings, and other
structures.
Building
Big - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
includes great facts and challenges spanning bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams,
and tunnels. Try some experiments while you're here or meet some engineers. From
PBS.
American
Experience: Secrets of a Master Builder
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eads/
learn all about engineer James Buchanan Eads on this PBS site. View a timeline
of his life, see his architectural photos, and even watch a video of the St.
Louis Bridge.