BRIDGE O' RAMA

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BRIDGE O' RAMA
Bridges that will ExSPANd Your Mind
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Name of Bridge Company
Group Members Date
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Hypothesis (Planning)

• Students decide what products they intend to
  purchase.
• Students predict environmental effects of their
  bridge.
• Students predict the effect of the environmental
  conditions on their bridge.
• Take digital pictures of group planning (for
  digital diary).

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Gather Information

• Students will use primary and secondary sources
  to research bridge designs and methods in
  engineering of bridges using trade books,
  reference books and the Internet.
• Learn jobs associated with bridge construction.
• Take digital pictures to document progress.

Some helpful web sites may include...
http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/meetsusp.html
http//www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/bridge.html
http//www.jhu.edu/virtlab/bridge/bridge.htm
http//www.jhu.edu/virtlab/rules.htm
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Experiment

• Group members will create a blueprint of the
  bridge they intend to build, groups will decide
  which design is best and that person will be
  architect.
• Students purchase materials through class
  warehouse.
• Students will build their bridge.
• Take digital pictures.

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Data Collection

• Students will collect data and make a spreadsheet
  on daily costs.
• Make observations on bridge competency vs. amount
  spent (most cost effective).
• Make observations of bridge breaking.
• Take digital pictures.

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Conclusion

• What did you learn from this project?
• Compare and contrast Excel graphs.
• Take digital pictures to incorporate into a
  class/group/or individual Powerpoint.

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Fun Photos