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Engineer Name: ________________________________ Day One (1) 1. Engineering team: Role CEO Architect Resource Questioner/Presenter Team Member 2. Word Wall BRIDGES 3. Who is investigating the type of bridge? Type of Bridge: Arch Team member’s Name: Beam Truss Suspension 4. Complete the section for your bridge ONLY: Type of Bridge: Answers: Arch Draw a picture of the bridge above. This is a relatively new type of bridge. Circle TRUE or FALSE What distance is this bridge designed to cover? …………………………… What did the Romans use to build these bridges? ………………………….. Beam Draw a picture of the bridge above. What distance is this bridge designed to cover? …………………………… A beam bridge is the simplest and most inexpensive bridge to build. Circle TRUE or FALSE How is this bridge designed:…………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………................... Truss Draw a picture of the bridge above. What distance is this bridge designed to cover? …………………………… What shape pattern is used in the construction of a truss bridge? …………………. This bridge is very uncommon: Circle TRUE or FALSE. Suspension Draw a picture of the bridge above. What distance is this bridge designed to cover? …………………………… What is a major concern for these bridges? ……………………………. This type of is the most inexpensive bridge to build. Circle TRUE or FALSE 5. With your group members help fill in the information for the other 3 bridges. What bridge can span the longest distance: …………………………………….. What is the simplest and most inexpensive bridge? ………………………… 6. Identify what type the famous bridges are and why they were used in that situation Famous Bridge Type Why/who Day One - Checklist Activity Assigned team roles Researched 4 different bridge types Identified what ‘type’ the bridges in the pictures were Powerpoint √ Day Two (2) 1. What type of bridge you will need to design: …………………………………………………….. 2. Try out these different ways to manipulate paper to create a bridge. Use weights to test and report the paper strength when it is: Flat – ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Folded-……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Rolled - ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Concentined …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Are there other ways? Try some of your own designs and comment on them below: Collecting Data What works What doesn’t 3. Draw and label a design (your bridge can only touch the RED part of the land) ……... ………………..………………………………………… Land Land Water in river Day Three (3) 1. Were there any ‘Needs and Wants’ you found difficult to meet and why? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. How did you overcome this? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. What was the easiest ‘Need and Want’ to meet and why? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. What/if any modifications did you make from you original design plan? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Predict how much weight (based on your team’s testing today), you believe your bridge will hold when you present to the town meeting. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. How will your bridge impact the people in the town of Palmerin? What/if any are the positive consequences which your bridge may create: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… What/if any are the negative consequences which your bridge may create: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… Why do you think they gave you a budget? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… Why do you think a ‘Need and Want’ was concerned with aesthetics? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… Day Four (4) 1. What worked well in our bridge design – ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What could we change if we were to make a new bridge? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What things did we do to work effectively as a team? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. After each presentation evaluate each team: Team Name ……………………………… What worked well in their design? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What could they do to improve it next time? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Team Name ……………………………… What worked well in their design? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What could they do to improve it next time? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Team Name ……………………………… What worked well in their design? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What could they do to improve it next time? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Team Name ……………………………… What worked well in their design? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What could they do to improve it next time? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Complete the Testing Data Chart Team Name Maximum Load Did it meet all Needs and Wants?
