30-45 minutes

Lesson Objectives:

• Operate NoRILLA in Play Mode.

• Articulate information about the work of civil engineers and architects.

• Provide definitions or descriptions of vocabulary words.

• Predict the outcome and support the predictions, then test a structure for stability.

• Discuss the results of their structure when shaken using appropriate terminology.

Materials Needed:

• NoRILLA

• One of the literatures

  • The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires

  • Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Baety

  • Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Baety

• White board for gathering student ideas (optional)

• Vocabulary words in print

• Folder with printed contrasting cases in wipe off sheets