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Students use hot glue gun sticks to learn about the forces of tension, compression and torsion.

Engineers consider the impact of forces when designing and creating structures. .25220TeachEngineering.orghttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/forces.htmlS100DB96MassachusettsScience5.3 Explain how the forces of tension, compression, torsion, bending, and shear affect the performance of bridges.68United StatesCopyright 2012 - K-12 Outreach Office, Worcester Polytechnic Institutehttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2010-11-127Teacher