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Building Suspension Bridges Engineering Challenge for Science Grades 3 4 and 5

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Let's build! This engineering design lesson includes a fun, hands-on activity where students build suspension bridges in small groups. Using everyday materials such as cardboard, cups, string, and masking tape, students can make their own bridges and share their designs. Along the way they will learn new vocabulary words like "suspension" "span" and "load." This resource includes:A note to the teacher about the activityA link to a step-by-step example bridge constructionA full lesson plan including objectives, materials, small group work, bridge testing, whole class discussion, and conclusionA student instruction sheet with a diagramA student response sheet with space to show each iteration of their designsExtension activitiesResources such as videos and booksThis lesson would be great for:Students learning engineering designAn afterschool clubA GATE programScience labCollaboration experienceRainy day recessArchitecture or bridges unitIf you want to see an example, you can select this link to see step-by-step pictures of a sample bridge being built.Please follow us for more engineering challenges coming soon!