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Bridge Building We all have to start somewhere!. A few bridge-building suggestions. Pay attention to the rubric Get the right materials Don’t wait until the night before!!! Keep the due date in mind…. A-Day classes: Jan 13 th B-Day classes: Jan 14 th. Some Hints…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bridge BuildingWe all have to start somewhere!
A few bridge-building suggestions
Pay attention to the rubric Get the right materials Don’t wait until the night before!!!
Keep the due date in mind…. A-Day classes: Jan 17th
B-Day classes: Jan 18th
Some Hints…
Wax paper to protect your table
Ruler to keep things lined up
Sketch your plan on a piece of paper and build over it
Handy Things to Have on Hand
Sandpaper to shape sticks or clean up
rough edges.
Weights or heavy objects to hold things in place while the glue
dries.
More Handy Things
Prop up parts against books or weights to keep
them square
Clamps might help to hold
things in place (this one was too
big).
Be Resourceful
Cut the sticks to needed length Use every piece if possible Remember how the bridge will be tested
After 50 sticks, this was all that
remained.
To Think About
Laminating the sticks makes them very strong but uses a lot of sticks
Use the sticks to form structural shapes such as I-beams
Take advantage of online resources… Such as garrettsbridges.com And many others…
Bridge Day
Your bridge will be tested by applying a simulated mass to the deck
The testing deviceautomatically senseswhen your bridgefails
Something Different
Try a different design!
Bonus!
Build a bridge that “holds up” the laws of Physics, and…..
….Don’t Wait Until the Night Before