1. Building Bridges: Making the connection between Physics and Engineering. John Atherton Toronto District School Board

2. Who’s talking? Mechanical Engineering Degree Commissioning Engineer, Large Steam Turbines Design and build drinking water systems Corporate Underwriter, Boiler and Machinery Insurance Able to change a fuse/reset breakers

3. What’s the connection? Engineering is the application of science Thinking creatively: from concept to form Working in a team Communication; team, calculation, report writing, audience Design, Build, Test and start again!

4. Curriculum Links Lots! See file

5. Today 1. Calculating and designing in groups with whiteboards. 2. Labs - Comparing recipe/confirmation labs and investigating ‘real’ situations 3. Design and Build 4. Trips - taking it outside

6. Application based tasks

7. Today 1. Calculating for design - cooperative group problem solving –Car Crash Investigation –Riding the Wall of Death –Bungee Jump –The James Webb Telescope –Space Station - Mars 2. Labs 2 ways –pendulum and spring mass 3. Design, build and test –Trebuchet/Wind turbine/ Bridge building 4. Trips – Wonderland and Flying

8. Car Crash Investigation

9. Sam’s Ice cream shop – closed for the season Vehicles found fused together here in Sam’s empty car park Point of impact (from debris on road) Diagram of Accident Scene Width of both roads = 16 m Mass of car A = 1000 kg Distance = Angle = Mass of Truck B= 2200 kg V A =? V B =?

10. Car Crash Calculator

11. Wall of Death

14. Wall of Death Assignment

15. Wall of Death calculator

16. Bungee Jump

18. Bungee Jump calculator

19. James Webb NGST

20. In orbit around the Sun not the Earth James Webb Space Telelscope (NGST)

21. James Webb NGST

22. Space Station Design

23. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 23:30 25:42 27:40 52:30 53:50

24. Chose a task and work in a group using the whiteboards Car Crash Investigation Riding the Wall of Death Bungee Jump The James Webb Telescope Space Station - Mars

25. Another way to do labs Pendulum Spring mass Recipe/Confirmation labs OR Real Investigations

26. Pendulum - Two ways

27. Pendulum Lab- another way

29. Design and Build Trebuchet Wind turbine Bridge Building

32. Other interesting projects for Physics