Civil Engineering and Related Resources for K12 schools

These links were explored at the "Building Big" seminar presented by Kitty Hancock and Scott Civjan, February 24, 2001, at UMass Amherst.

General Civil Engineering

• Beginners, Links to civil engineering sites for K12 students

Building Big

• Dams, Domes, Skyscrapers, Bridges, Tunnels Hands-on activities

Bridge Building Software

• West Point Bridge Designer  Software to download. Neat!

Environmental Protection Agency

• For kids

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

• Water Systems, Sewer Systems, Harbor and the Bay, School Programs Easy to understand descriptions

Federal Emergency Management Agency

• For kids

Annenberg/CPB Learner Organization

• CPB Channel, Teacher's Lab, Amusement Park Physics On-line program to design roller coasters

Mad Science

• Ask A Scientist, Mad Labs

Failures

• Simscience Cracking Dams Includes simulation with step by step instructions
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Includes actual video clip
• Teton Dam With pictures of failure

Earthquakes

• Discovery Channel Earthquake Simulator
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Reports and photos of recent earthquakes
• University of California, Berkeley Reports and photos of recent earthquakes

General K12 Education Resources

• Eisenhower Clearing House
• NASA Resources for Kids and Teachers