Structures and Mechanisms: Grade 1 - Everyday Structures

1. demonstrate awareness that structures have distinctive characteristics;
2. design and make structures that meet a specific need;
3. demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of different structures and of ways in which they are made, and recognize and use some systems in the home or at school.

Site Name	Online	O.E.	Description
SAE World in Motion Kit		1,2,3	This is an excellent interactive Canadian site created by SAE, the Society of Automotive Engineers. It contains metric lesson plans, definitions, recording sheets and engineer’s links. It is divided into 5 units: Get Moving, Power Up, Slow Down, Move Easy and Airborne.
Ontario Hydro		1	A comprehensive web page that includes a great deal of material about Hydro's power generation.
Bubblesphere		1,3	A neat site about Bubbles.