I believe there is no better way to understand the relationship between tension and compression than to analyze how a suspension bridge works. Perhaps there is no better suspension bridge to analyze ...

Gravity is a force that exists every day. It is present 24 hours a day seven days a week. Builders combat it from the time they begin to cut into the earth. The higher into the air that a building ...

After doing the Materials Lab, have kids do this hands-on activity to compare how well different classroom building materials withstand tension, compression, and torsion. Discuss how kids can fairly ...