This 174 page Guide is comprised of interdisciplinary, open-ended lessons discussing a variety of bridge, construction and structural concepts. Students investigate all types of bridges and bridge design and the history of technology that brought us from simple beams across streams to the great cable-stayed and suspension bridges of today.
With K'NEX, students determine what makes a bridge, and why they are necessary. They investigate all types of bridges and bridge qualities and examine bridge design, structure, function and performance. These factors are explored in terms of purpose, load requirements, environmental factors and budget.
The K'NEX Bridges Educator Guide serves as a tool for the educator to impress on students the needs that bridges fill and the intricate and complex principles involved in fulfilling those needs. Reproducible worksheets in the Guide are an asset to the lessons.
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