Building blocks, Amazing structures, How have we learned to use force.pptx

Building blocks, Amazing structures, How have we learned to use force.pptx

1. Physics

2. 3 Amazing structures: how have we learned to use force? Physics for the IB MYP 4&5: by Concept 4.3 The British Museum, London, UK Hodder & Stoughton © Paul Morris 2015

3. Nature’s forms have inspired us to use systems of force and to create innovative structures Physics for the IB MYP 4&5: by Concept 4.3 Termite mound, Northern Territory, Australia Burj Khalifa , Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hodder & Stoughton © Paul Morris 2015

4. Physics for the IB MYP 4&5: by Concept 4.3 Key concept: Related concept: Global context: systems form scientific and technical innovation Hodder & Stoughton © Paul Morris 2015

5. Physics for the IB MYP 4&5: by Concept 4.3 What ideas do you have about these questions? Factual: What are the effects of forces on the form of objects? What are the strongest shapes? Conceptual: How do forces work together? How do forces affect form? Why do things balance? What is the relationship between structural form and strength? Why do some buildings stay standing longer than others ? Debatable: Are all the solutions to humanity’s problems already to be found in nature? The ‘dancing building’, Prague, Czech Republic Hodder & Stoughton © Paul Morris 2015