Doing · Imagination and building
15 min · paper, 2 books, a toy car
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Paper bridge
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Read aloud Can one sheet of paper hold a toy car? Lay it between two books. Fold it, roll it, bend it. Draw your best bridge!
- Make a bridge from one sheet of paper.
- Test it with a toy car.
- Draw the bridge that worked.
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: Building, testing and trying again is how engineers think.
- What shape made the bridge strongest?
- What would you change next time?
Extend it: Fold the paper like a fan and test again: how many cars can it hold now?
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