Thursday, April 11, 2019












 Gumdrop bridges. The physics of bridge building. Students had to consider weight and force, on and off ramps. They used engineering to construct and test their structures for accessibility by the cars and strength to hold the bridge up as well as the car. They had to be aware of limited resources and the importance of length over height.  Did they taste the gumdrops at the end of the work? Um...yes!








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