Field Trips
ActivitiesEngineering Design: Building Bridges
Extend learning with these resources.
Pre- and post-visit activities
Dynamic Skyscrapers (PDF)
Design, build and test model skyscrapers as you learn about forces that affect real skyscrapers.
Straw Bridges (PDF)
Work in teams to design, build and test model bridges as you determine how shape affects the strength of structures.
Additional resources
PBS: Building Big
www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
American Society of Civil Engineers: Kids, Parents, Teachers
www.asce.org/pre-college_outreach/
Discover Design
www.discoverdesign.org/
Bridge Building Contest
bridgecontest.phys.iit.edu/
Career connections
American Society of Civil Engineers: Career Paths in Civil Engineering