Within their Science program, Grade 5 students study "forces acting on structures." This Science unit includes reading and video viewing, hands-on building, the writing of lab. reports explaining the model building process, and a unit test.
This blog post showcases groups of students building model bridges, towers, roller coasters or strength bridges, with agreed upon materials and (in the case of strength bridges) agreed upon bridge spans.
Here are the finished projects, which were presented to the class by each group:
The strength bridge competition yielded some impressive results!
This bridge was strong enough to hold a Grade 5 boy!
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