Friday, November 27, 2015

Structures - Kipling'd Ritual

Kipling’s Ritual














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1. What is Kipling’s Ritual and what is its purpose?


2. What was the purpose of the Quebec Bridge?


3. (a) What is an engineer? What does he do?


(b) How was the head engineer during for this project?


(c) Was he effective at this position? 2 reasons.


4. Why did this bridge fail / fall? Explain briefly in one or two


sentences.


5. (a) How many people were working on the bridge?


(b) How many people were killed the first time? Second time?


6. (a) When did the Quebec bridge collapse the first time?


(b) Second time?


7. Who was deemed responsible?


8. (a) When was the Kipling Ritual started?


(b) What does this represent ,or mean, to the people who


receive this ring? How is it worn?


9. What urban legend surrounds this ritual?


10. Can you think of another place where we see a similar ritual?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring!


http://utarms.library.utoronto.ca/researchers/ritual<of<the<calling<of<an<engineer!


http://skulepedia.ca/wiki/The_Ritual_of_the_Calling_of_an_Engineer!


http://www2.ensc.sfu.ca/undergrad/euss/enscquire/Vol10No2/page9_1.html!






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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Bridge!







http://www.esm.psu.edu/~axl4/Lakhtakia/Disasters/QuebecBridge




























Grade 8 Math links

http://thompsonclassroom.weebly.com/grade-8-math.html

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Extra Math website facts practice

All students have access to practice facts in school or at home. They have their own pin number.


Also another site to try: http://www.mental-math-trainer.com/



Monday, September 14, 2015