Inquiry
Central Idea: Materials can impact the design of products and services to meet needs
Lines of Inquiry:
- An inquiry into how materials can be changed (change)
- An inquiry into how properties of material can affect the design of products and services (connection)
- An inquiry into meeting needs and sustainability (responsibility)
Media
Books in the HIS Library
Does It Stay Warm? : All About Heat Insulators and Conductors by Call Number: E 536 ROYISBN: 9780749687236Publication Date: 2009A hands-on approach to finding out which materials make good insulators and which make good conductors and the many ways we use them in our society.
Does It Attract? : All About Magnetic Materials by Call Number: E 538.4 VAUISBN: 9780749687229Publication Date: 2009Explores the properties and uses of magnetic materials and features simple experiments.
Structures and Materials by Call Number: E 620 TAYISBN: 9781860228056Publication Date: 1991Examines the properties of various building materials and shows through simple text and specific do-it-yourself projects how the structure of roofs, foundations, and bridges relate to that of the human body.
