Australian Bridges

 

Task 1

 

Go to http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

 

Make a word cloud using the text about the history of Australian bridges in these web pages or from the word document:

 

http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/358.html

http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/359.html

http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/360.html

http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/361.html

 

Task 2

 

List the 10 most common words in the word cloud.

 

Task 3

 

Read the the information about Australian bridges and write a 100 word summary of the history of Australian bridges.

 

Task 4

 

Watch one or more of the following videos and write a story about someone involved in the construction or maintenance of one of them.

 

 

Sydney's Harbour Bridge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy5cZ-IO0Eg

Made by the Cinema Branch 1933. Directed by Lyn T Maplestone. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indoorapilly Bridge, Brisbane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPn9SyMnR8A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highway One: Tasmania's Red Bridge

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/highway-one/2012/06/highway-one-tasmanias-red-bridge

By Catherine Lawson

 

Brisbane Gateway Bridge 2.5 year construction timelapse

http://vimeo.com/10302334

From maketimelapse.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melbourne's Yarra River: Princes Bridge & Federation Square

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blAk-aaxMow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puffing Billy - 6A crossing the trestle bridge, Dandenong Ranges, East of Melbourne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkzRcMTeKjY