Bridges – Getting Started Package

Bridges – Getting Started Package

SKU: SKU:23619

A Pitsco Exclusive

A Pitsco Exclusive

Building model bridges from balsa or basswood is a great way to get students engaged in technology, science, and engineering principles. This Getting Started package includes materials for 25 students, testing equipment, and curriculum to get your classroom into bridge building.

Access the comprehensive Pitsco Bridge Book for bridge building instructions, a short history of bridges, construction ideas, and much more! Download a digital copy of the Pitsco Bridge Book for free here.

Looking for standards-based activities to accompany these materials? The Model Bridges Teacher’s Guide is available for print here, or you can download a digital copy for free here.

Building model bridges from balsa or basswood is a great way to get students engaged in technology, science, and engineering...

Grades 6-12
Regular price $480.00 USD
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Specifications

  • Students Served: 25
  • Material: Balsa wood
  • Other Products Required: Sand or weights, foam board, pins, small clips, waxed paper, and tape
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Grades 6-12

What You'll Get

Bridges – Getting Started Package
  • Materials for 25 students to build bridges
  • Testing equipment

Support Materials

Learning Values

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Science

  • Modeling
  • Equilibrium
  • Forces
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Technology

  • Construction
  • Design processes
  • Historical perspectives
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Engineering

  • Design aesthetics
  • Data analysis
  • Technological design
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Math

  • Pythagorean theorem
  • Efficiency
  • Symmetry