Span-tastic Bridges There are 5 items.
Participants create a suspension bridge with their bodies and experience the forces that make a suspension bridge work.
Using tape and no more than 20 straws, design a bridge that can span a gap of about 1 foot (at least 25 cm) and support as many pennies as possible.
How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home.
Build a newspaper structure that is strong enough to hold heavy books.
Using index cards and only one shape in your design, build a bridge that can support the weight of one die-cast toy car across an 8-inch span.
Participants use commercially available building sets to “go long” or “reach high” with their own designs for model bridges.
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