Bridge Building and Bridge Breaking

We had such an exciting day! Students learned all about compression and tension, and then they got to try their hand at designing and bridge structure. Next, they built the bridges out of pasta and in the end, they tested their bridges.

Thank you to all of the volunteers that made this possible. We could not have done it without your support, hot glue gun expertise and general help!

Here are some pictures as well as the results:

Diamond Crown - Most reinforcement
Larkington Bridge - Lightest bridge
Copper Bridge - Best Cantilever Truss
Lincoln Memorial - Cleanest design
AWA - Best Truss
Wood 18th - Most efficient bridge (strongest)