Building Bridges

In our first unit of our first course in Spring Term called Urban Planning, we learned about the structure and math behind bridges. During the Internal Investigation, we explored the different kinds of bridges that exist and when and why they are used in different situations. We also talked more about the math behind triangles and how they are used in certain types of bridges. In the External Investigation, we went and found a bridge somewhere in our city on our own time and did a small research assignment about it. For our Action Project, we were asked to build a bridge using only 60 popsicle sticks, glue, and the knowledge we've gained so far.