Champions Build Bridges (with gumdrops and toothpicks)!

Today students were given fifty toothpicks, ten gumdrops, a ruler with the challenge of building a bridge three inches high to support a toy car.

First we looked at images of famous bridges using VTS strategies. Next, students were given the materials to build. Twenty minutes later students tested their bridges.

planning it out...

 starting to build...

 testing...

 success...

After building, students wrote a short reflection of what they built and what they learned from the building.

Our final step was to research famous bridges and find similarities and differences in the designs.
Well done champions!