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Bridge Building Lesson PlanBridge Building Lesson Plan
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Cornell University
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3rd - 8th
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Science
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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Bridge Building

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Bridge the gaps in your knowledge of bridges. Individuals learn about bridge types by building models. The activity introduces beam bridges, arch bridges, truss bridges, and suspension bridges.

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Concepts

bridges, bridge design, suspension bridges, compression, beams, force

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners create a poster describing the different types of bridges

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires some prior preparation (setting up stations)
  • Necessary materials include wood blocks, rulers, card stock, straws, Popsicle sticks, etc.

Pros

  • Includes pacing suggestion
  • Provides very thorough directions for each station of the activity

Cons

  • None

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