Nature/The Bridge Worksheets

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Nature/The Bridge For Google Apps

Explore nature’s impact on buildings and bridges. Although nature can be beautiful it can have some negative impacts and engineers have designed bridges and other structures so they survive them. Information non fiction with questions to follow. An interesting fictional text about Amelia and her classmates experience building a bridge. Great paired reading resource for 5th grade students.

Natural forces like wind, water, and earthquakes can have powerful effects on buildings, bridges, and other structures. Engineers must understand these forces to design structures that can survive them.

1. What are three natural forces that affect structures?
2. How do engineers protect buildings from strong winds?
3. Why are some homes built on stilts?
4. What helps buildings survive earthquakes?
5. How do engineers test their designs?

Amelia and her classmates were building model bridges for the
science fair. Her team chose to design a bridge that could survive
an earthquake.

1. What was Amelia’s team building?
2. What materials did they use for their bridge?
3. What happened during the storm at the science fair?
4. Why did Amelia’s bridge stay standing?
5. What did the judge say about their design?