https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr en-us 2021-07-16 06:28:55 UTC 2025-09-30 23:58:30 UTC hello@padlet.com cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1652893436 A SciFi Show for kids that explains why bridges are necessary, and how different materials and designs affect the strength of a bridge. ]]> 2021-07-16 17:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1652893436 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653070558 A photograph rich website which lists the 55 most famous bridges in the world along with facts about what makes each bridge so unique and amazing!
55 Most Famous Bridges In The World | Ultimate List (listerious.com)



]]> 2021-07-17 00:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653070558 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653073677 An engineering website that explains to students and adults the 7 main type of bridge structures used worldwide, and why each is important in its design. Each explanation also lists fun facts about bridges. ]]> 2021-07-17 00:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653073677 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653075873 From a search engine designed for students, students can learn fun facts about a famous bridge in NY: Brooklyn Bridge, and navigate the website independently to follow lines of inquiry about bridges. ]]> 2021-07-17 00:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653075873 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653077317 This article along with others from the website will help students learn about bridges featured in the picture books and deepen their foundational knowledge and conceptual understanding of each story. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653077317 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653078351 I'm Building a Bridge of Bananas by Jack Prelutsky. A bridge of bananas starts off pretty and strong but rots away, and collapses; connects to materials and bridge-building.]]> 2021-07-17 01:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653078351 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653083183 Wooden block manipulatives to help students get first hand experience building bridges with different materials in centers around the classroom. Great resources for collaborative learning.]]> 2021-07-17 01:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653083183 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653085073 Students will be able to apply their developing real world knowledge  of bridge building to a popular game, Fortnite. The video shows bridge planning and construction. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653085073 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653086532 A real life Banana Bridge. Students will be able to discuss why the Langston street bridge was nicknamed the Banana Bridge (shape) and colored yellow, and draw comparisons between the silly poem (entertaining text) and the article (informational text) and apply the information to their own bride designs. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653086532 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653090303 " In this online bridge-building simulator you get to try your hand at being an architect. Use your tight budget to plan a bridge that is safe and stable enough to allow a fully loaded truck to pass over it."]]> 2021-07-17 01:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653090303 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653091502 Students will learn about the different types of bridges and the forces that act upon each bridge structure ; making connections to Math and Science, Social Studies, and engineering. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653091502 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653091928 The Golden Gate Bridge by Jeffrey Zuehlke is an informative text that describes the building of the Golden Gate Bridge with fun facts, captions and photographs. The text will help students with their bridge knowledge and bridge building. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653091928 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653091963 Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting is a realistic fiction text that helps students understand the experiences of the workers who built the Golden Gate Bridge by detailing the hardships and tragedies faced as well as the teamwork and cultural bridges made possible by the multi-cultural workers of the 1930s.]]> 2021-07-17 01:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653091963 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653092003 Mackinac Bridge by Gloria Whelan is another informational text about the building of the Mackinac Bridge, centered around one family. The building of the bridge both divides and unites the family for different reasons, and the character of the Mom also acts as a bridge to bring her family back together. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653092003 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653092033 Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully is a an informational story inspired by daredevil Blondin and helps students continue to explore unseen bridges through the friendship established by Mirette and tightrope walker, Mr. Bellini. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653092033 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653095290 Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed  is an informational text set on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan detailing the plight of refugee children. A sandal connects the two main characters in the story as the idea of unseen bridges continues. ]]> 2021-07-17 01:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653095290 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653095567 A text which offers students an understanding of the experiences of workers who endured hazardous conditions to help build one of New York City's most iconic bridges.]]> 2021-07-17 01:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653095567 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653103747 A chart that helps students learn and reference different non-fiction text features that will aid in their comprehension and  foundational knowledge of bridges as they explore non-fiction texts. ]]> 2021-07-17 02:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653103747 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653107551 Using the google maps feature both in regular mode or in 3D mode will help students connect their learning and explore the San Francisco Bay and the Golden gate Bridge. ]]> 2021-07-17 02:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653107551 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653120805 Live cams of the Golden Gate Bridge and the area surrounding the bridge will give students a better understanding of the impossible conditions workers faced while building the bridge and why everyone thought that the strong currents, wind and fog would make building a bridge impossible.]]> 2021-07-17 02:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653120805 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653122536 Another resource to help students understand the experiences of the workers who built the Mackinac Bridge as they watch a video about the maintenance of changing one of the bulbs on the bridge today which was featured in the previous story.]]> 2021-07-17 02:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653122536 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653125161 Making a connection back to New York City, the video features an untethered Philippe Petit walking the tightrope across the old Twin Towers! The video helps students understand the significance of Bellini's problem in the story, and how he was able to overcome his fear. ]]> 2021-07-17 02:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653125161 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653152793 Students will learn more about the man who inspired Emily Arnold McCully's story and who was known as the greatest tightrope walker in history, Charles Blondin. ]]> 2021-07-17 03:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653152793 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653154453 British children collaborate with the Guardian to ask refugee children questions such as "What does it feel like to not have a home?" to bring awareness to the plight of refugee children and learn more about their lives before the crisis and welcome them to the UK. ]]> 2021-07-17 03:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653154453 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653158017 A map of Afghanistan and Pakistan can help students understand the location of the text and understand the concept of borders as they are central to the refugee crisis in the book. ]]> 2021-07-17 03:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653158017 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653163226 A video to explain a tricky concept for children to understand; how bridges are build over water. The video will be especially important as students learn about the making of the Brooklyn Bridge and why construction was halted many time over its construction because of the challenge of building above water. ]]> 2021-07-17 04:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653163226 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653164442 The Secret Engineer behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge was Emily Roebling- a fact that once was forgotten in history. At the time of the bridge's building, women were not allowed to be engineers but Emily learned engineering and advanced mathematics in order to help her sick husband with the supervision of building the bridge. ]]> 2021-07-17 04:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653164442 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653164489 A walk across the iconic bridge will accompany the text so that students can begin to conceptualize the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. ]]> 2021-07-17 04:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653164489 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653164664 Students will learn about and visit the Emily Roebling Steam Camp in order to take part in  building models of caissons, and deep water foundations used in building the world's largest bridges such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge.]]> 2021-07-17 04:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653164664 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653170425 To be completed alone or in conjuction with fieldtrip 1 in this unit is a visit to the Brooklyn Bridge Conservancy to participate in the class: The Great Brooklyn Bridge, to learn about the history and "innovative design of the bridge that changed the Brooklyn landscape. Students explore basic bridge engineering concepts and walk to the first tower of the bridge, weather permitting, for an activity."]]> 2021-07-17 04:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653170425 cwroman https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653176512 Featuring drawings of different stages of the build and of John A Roebling, his son, and the now famous Emily Roebling, students will have one last chance to engage with the unit before using their knowledge to build a bridge for their final project. ]]> 2021-07-17 04:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cwroman/1qupz2wm5fqd6lyr/wish/1653176512