Great Adventure Workshop Manual
Barbara Wolf Reichert & Virginia Moore

To Download these Word files: Introduction (49K)
Windows users: right click on link, save target as.... Lesson Plans (244K)
Mac users: Click and hold on the link and "save this link as" source Activities (909K)
This last file is a Powerpoint Presentation of students on roller coasters Roller Coaster History (717K)
you may run these directly by clicking on the link.

 

From Ted Latham
What follows is my program offerings for the Discovery Channel on physics and engineering programs/projects/lesson plans.

http://school.discovery.com/ontv/themes/s2001structures.html
They cause a tremendous lose of lives, they bring buildings, towers, Dams and all kinds of structures tumbling to the ground. They are EARTHQUAKES!

Engage your students in their own earthquake and earthquake proof building engineering lesson plan. Who can build the tallest freestanding structure that survives the classroom “Earthquake Simulator” with project plans found at: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/earthquakeproof/ Lesson Plans for all of the “Structures” theme week programs may be found at the URL’s listed with each program below:

“Bridges: Design & Function
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/famousbridges

“Skyscrapers: Art & Architecture”
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/amazingskyscrapers

“Tunnels: Underground Connectors”
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/tunnels

“Inside the Space Station”
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/iss

“Discover Magazine: Engineering Secrets”
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/earthquakeproof/

Complete information and air times for all of the “Structures” theme Week programs may be found at:
http://school.discovery.com/ontv/themes/s2001structures.html

Ted Latham
Discovery Channel School Online Educator
tedl@discoveryschool.com