Year 5 Building Bridges

November 18, 2021

After their STEM workshop last half term, Year 5 used their new understanding of triangular shapes and trusses to work in a design team. They were challenged to develop a bridge that held the biggest load. They negotiated their designs as a group and then followed their plans, tweaking them as they went along, to create freestanding structures.

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