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"This is the most engaged I've ever seen my 5th graders! They loved this project and it was a great activity. "
Skye O.
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This is a framework for students building popsicle stick bridges. Students will read the task which is to build a bridge that crosses the distance between two desks. They also must build it wide enough to hold a construction paper road. You can determine how much weight you want their bridges to hold.
(As a guideline, I set desks 50cm apart and gave them roads that measured 60cm long and 10cm wide. I asked that their bridges be strong enough to hold three textbooks).
Students will all be engineers and will additionally get jobs of materials manager, illustrator, or recorder. Students must measure and record the lengths of the road, gap between bridges, and popsicle sticks.
Students will write their plan for what type of bridge they will build and what shapes they plan on using. They can draw a picture of their plan on the graph paper. (Mine drew the bridges 2D by drawing separate views of the sides and bottom of the bridge).
Students will record the steps they took to build their bridge. Students will also reflect on their experience and answer questions regarding what they learned from fellow engineers, what they would change if they could do it over, and whether or not their final bridge looked as they planned.
(As a guideline, I set desks 50cm apart and gave them roads that measured 60cm long and 10cm wide. I asked that their bridges be strong enough to hold three textbooks).
Students will all be engineers and will additionally get jobs of materials manager, illustrator, or recorder. Students must measure and record the lengths of the road, gap between bridges, and popsicle sticks.
Students will write their plan for what type of bridge they will build and what shapes they plan on using. They can draw a picture of their plan on the graph paper. (Mine drew the bridges 2D by drawing separate views of the sides and bottom of the bridge).
Students will record the steps they took to build their bridge. Students will also reflect on their experience and answer questions regarding what they learned from fellow engineers, what they would change if they could do it over, and whether or not their final bridge looked as they planned.
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What others say
"This is the most engaged I've ever seen my 5th graders! They loved this project and it was a great activity. "
Skye O.
Description
This is a framework for students building popsicle stick bridges. Students will read the task which is to build a bridge that crosses the distance between two desks. They also must build it wide enough to hold a construction paper road. You can determine how much weight you want their bridges to hold.
(As a guideline, I set desks 50cm apart and gave them roads that measured 60cm long and 10cm wide. I asked that their bridges be strong enough to hold three textbooks).
Students will all be engineers and will additionally get jobs of materials manager, illustrator, or recorder. Students must measure and record the lengths of the road, gap between bridges, and popsicle sticks.
Students will write their plan for what type of bridge they will build and what shapes they plan on using. They can draw a picture of their plan on the graph paper. (Mine drew the bridges 2D by drawing separate views of the sides and bottom of the bridge).
Students will record the steps they took to build their bridge. Students will also reflect on their experience and answer questions regarding what they learned from fellow engineers, what they would change if they could do it over, and whether or not their final bridge looked as they planned.
(As a guideline, I set desks 50cm apart and gave them roads that measured 60cm long and 10cm wide. I asked that their bridges be strong enough to hold three textbooks).
Students will all be engineers and will additionally get jobs of materials manager, illustrator, or recorder. Students must measure and record the lengths of the road, gap between bridges, and popsicle sticks.
Students will write their plan for what type of bridge they will build and what shapes they plan on using. They can draw a picture of their plan on the graph paper. (Mine drew the bridges 2D by drawing separate views of the sides and bottom of the bridge).
Students will record the steps they took to build their bridge. Students will also reflect on their experience and answer questions regarding what they learned from fellow engineers, what they would change if they could do it over, and whether or not their final bridge looked as they planned.
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This is my regular physics final. They have been very engaged and love the ideas
I really enjoyed using this with my students. Excellent resource and very helpful.
my kids loved this activity, something I used for many years.
hands-on STEM activity that challenges students to apply engineering and design skills in a fun, creative way. It promotes problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking while reinforcing basic physics concepts. A great addition to any science or maker-style classroom!
This is the most engaged I've ever seen my 5th graders! They loved this project and it was a great activity.
My students liked this activity. They were very excited to build bridges.
This resource was easy for my kiddos to use. The loved the bridge activity!
Great resource for what I had in mind.
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