General information / Videos, Games, Virtual Tours / Examples  / Activities

Links: 1. General Information: How bridges work   Basic types of bridges   List of bridges   Appearance of bridges   Severn river bridges   Cantilever Bridges over the River Severn   Bridges and viaducs   All about bridges Many issues about bridges   Moving Bridge Links   Wind and bridges 2. Videos, Games, Virtual Tours: Live from Golden Gate bridge   Video: Tacoma bridge oscillation   Build a bridge (game) Structures (video-clip)   Super Bridge site (build a bridge and resources) Design a foot-bridge Bridge walk the Golden Gate (virtual tour) Video clip Clark bridge construction 3. Examples of  Bridges around the world: Honeybourne foot-bridge New & Modern Bridges in Manchester Modern bridges in Japan Millau Viaduct Millau Viaduct  Project Viaduc de Millau (home site in French) Blog on the Millau Viaduct Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam

In this unit, you will learn about bridges: types of bridges materials used in bridges how bridges work bridges all over the world and more Activities:  A literary introduction to bridges by our guest speaker Arnold Mühren in The Netherlands. Participate in the assignment. Check the links given on the left column, take notes and write an entry on your blog about: a. types of bridges  b. the technology involved in bridge construction c. your opinion about bridges   Practice vocabulary with these interactive Exercises: a. Fill in the blanks b. Crossword puzzle c. Scrambled sentences   Guest Speakers talk about bridges in different parts of the world. Listen to them and write your comments on your blog. Don't forget to add vocabulary about bridges to the glossary in Moodle. Project on Bridges: As a final project for this course you can get together with 1 or 2 classmates and prepare a presentation about a bridge you like. Important information to include: a. Name of bridge b. Location c. Purpose of the bridge d. Type of bridge e. Materials f. Technology involved in its construction g. Designers You can use any of the following tools for your project*: -PhotoStory3 -Buzznet photoblog -Blog -Webpage -Moviemaker The project will include images and narration (you can use Handybits for narration).         * see references page to locate these tools