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Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme
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Building Materials
This booklet is part of the ‘Innovations in Practical Work’ series published by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). Building materials and construction methods provide an interesting context in which students can develop their understanding of basic ideas relating to forces, energy transfer and properties of materials. Over the next few years there is likely to be increasing emphasis on ‘green issues’ and new technology. The booklet looks at a variety of construction materials and methods, and how they can be used to address aspects of design such as providing a strong enough structure or maintaining a comfortable temperature.
The Building Materials booklet contains an illustrated overview of the topic with suggestions for teachers on how to introduce the ideas in the classroom, plus student activity sheets and notes for teachers and technicians.
The downloadable resources include:
• Student activities: zip files containing the activity sheets in PDF and editable Word formats.
• PowerPoint presentations: these contain a complete set of the images used in the booklet and activity sheets.
The ‘Innovations in Practical Work’ publications are supported by low-cost practical resources available from Mindsets:
* SEP publications and resources from Mindsets
* Practical resources for Building Materials
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Building materials 3.65 MB
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PDF files 1.1 MB
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Word files 1.94 MB
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Student activities 781.5 KB
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Energy losses 26 KB
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Building materials - useful links 26.86 KB
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Building materials 3.65 MB -
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Word files 1.94 MB
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Student activities 781.5 KB
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Energy losses 26 KB -
Building materials - useful links 26.86 KB
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