7th Grade Bridge Design and Construction

Our 7th grade engineering students have been using West Point Bridge Designer software to learn about and design bridges. After learning about the efficiency and strength of a variety of different structural designs, students use the program to design their own a bridge. They are now in the process of building a model version of their design using balsa wood. The final phase will be to put the models to a load test. Below are  a few pictures of the projects.