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Strong and Stable Structures A Grade 3 Webquest

Strong and Stable Structures A Grade 3 Webquest. Directions. Save this presentation as: “yourname.structures.ppt” Click on the pictures to read about and respond to the questions. Type your answers directly onto the page, or print the pages and write your answers down.

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Strong and Stable Structures A Grade 3 Webquest

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  1. Strong and Stable StructuresA Grade 3 Webquest

  2. Directions • Save this presentation as: • “yourname.structures.ppt” • Click on the pictures to read about and respond to the questions. • Type your answers directly onto the page, or print the pages and write your answers down. • When completed, submit to your teacher (either electronically on your wiki page, or a printed copy).

  3. Leaning Tower of Pisa When and why was the Tower built? Where is it located? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Type your answer above Why does the Tower Lean? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Type your answer above.

  4. Coliseum - Rome How many people did the Coliseum hold? (scroll down to text below pictures) ______________________________________________ When and why was the Coliseum built? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do you believe this to be a stable structure? Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  5. Atomium - Brussels Where is the Atomium located? _____________________________ Why was the Atomium built? ________________________________________________ How is this structure stable? ________________________________________________________________________

  6. The Taj Mahal What are some of the stable shapes you see in this structure? __________________________________________________ What material is the Taj Mahal made out of? __________________________________________________ Write about one other thing you learned from this site.___________________________________________________________________________

  7. The Sydney Opera House In what country was this structure built? ________________________ What materials was this Opera House built from? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Does this structure look stable? Why or why not? Support your answer with information from the text, and your own knowledge. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  8. Time to Compare Your task now is to compare two structures of your choice. Click on the Venn Diagram to link to go to the Readwritethink website. Title your venn diagram as “Comparing Structures”, and enter your name after “by:” then enter the name of two structures (one in each label section). Next, watch the demo so you know how to enter your comparisons. Venn Diagram

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