What is Engineering?
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can design and build a simple structure that can support a specific weight.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain in your own words what geotechnical engineers do and why their work is important.
2. The video mentioned "loads" and "strength" as two important factors in slope stability. Describe what each of these terms means in the context of soil and sand.
3. How does water affect the strength of sand? Explain how both too much and too little water can make sand structures unstable.
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