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Building a Bridge Can't be all that Difficult, Can it?

Subject: Secondary School: Physical Science

Lesson Plan: Building a Bridge Can't be all that Difficult, Can it?

Grades: 5-8

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This is a 'free building' activity in which no prior knowledge of bridge construction is assumed. Students are provided with a limited set of resources and are given a limited 'design and create' task to carry out. Their performance in this activity establishes a baseline measure of their knowledge and understanding of structural engineering concepts and it is against this that individual progress can be monitored as they work through this part of the curriculum.

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