Grade 7 Science

Homework

Purpose of Assessment: Assessment for Learning

Method of Assessment: Yes/No

Learning Goals:
 Identify and describe factors that can cause a structure to fail.

Overall Expectations  B1. Analyse personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that need
to be considered in designing and building structures and devices 
B2. Design and construct a variety of structures, and investigate the
relationship between the design and function of these structures and the
forces that act on them

Ontario Curriculum Expectations 

B1.1  Evaluate the importance for individuals, society, the economy, and the
environment of factors that should be considered in designing and building
structures and devices to meet specific needs.

B2.5  Investigate methods used by engineers to ensure structural safety.

B3.6  Identify and describe factors that can cause a structure to fail.

Instructions
1. Make a copy of this document.
2. Upload a of your work in your course folder.
Answer the following questions.
1. Why do engineers use risk management techniques?

2. How is load design a risk management technique?

3. What is a sensor? How is it used by engineers?

4. What Ontario law is responsible for setting the standards for how buildings should be
built?

5. What are some structures that keep athletes safe in sports.