Bridging ideas together
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Bryce Grafton (left) and Logan Kenney (right) put their designed bridge to the test. The completed bridge weighed 0.145 ounces and was able to hold 5.5 pounds of water load.
DCS Montessori (DCSM) middle school math and science students participated in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics project where they designed a pedestrian bridge out of toothpicks with the ultimate goal to hold a heavy weight-bearing load. The project challenged students to explore truss and structural framing designs then use that knowledge to develop and engineer a bridge design. The strongest completed bridge weighed 1.2 ounces and held 44.1 pounds of water load.
Eddie Razam begins building her toothpick bridge from scaled drawings and personal designs.
