What makes a structure stand up? Why doesn’t it fall down? What makes one structure stronger or flimsier than another one? What about the structure of our bodies? How come WE don’t just fall down every time we try to walk? This Pathway looks at some of the ways in which some objects stay put, or stay in one piece!

California Science Standards [PDF]

Grade	Topic	Subsection
3	Investigation and Experimentation	5.d
4	Investigation and Experimentation	6.d, f
5	Investigation and Experimentation	6.b, h
6	Investigation and Experimentation	7.a

Worksheets

Worksheets for Guided Pathways are provided to bring structure to your field trip. The teacher’s version provides additional support materials as well as sample answers to the worksheet questions.