Form and Function

What does form follows function mean?

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Define the term below. Form: __________

• The shape of a structure

• The purpose of a structure.

The form of a structure is the shape of the structure.

• True

• False

The function of a structure is its shape.

• True

• False

It is good to build structures without knowing how they will be used.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

We need to understand the function of a structure before we build it.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Understanding the loads that will act on a structure is important.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Why are the structures below built in the form that they are?

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Why are the structures below built in the form that they are?

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

What does the term function mean?

• The shape of a structure.

• The purpose of a structure.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2