Building Bridges part One

This term we are looking at structures and in Room 3 our main focus is:

How bridges are made and the features that make them good for there job.

In small groups we were set a challenge of making a bridge. Each group had a different material to make their bridge. We had 30 minutes of discussing and planning before having to share our bridge.

The criteria:

• Must be able to stand without assistance
• Must be able to push the little yellow toy car along the bridge

We then discussed what worked and what didn't and what we would change the next time we were challenged with building a bridge.

                                              Team A - material wooden blocks

                                               Team B - material paper

                                             Team C - material lego

For our first time we we're pleased with our results but we are looking forward to trying again and  using our new ideas to make them better.

We are hoping to make a movie at the end of the term to show you what we have learnt over the term.