Building a bridge can be a really fun activity that you can do either on your own or in a group. You can make one out of recycled materials or anything that you can find. You may like to look at some pictures for inspiration or make it from your own design.
We are going to be designing a bridge that is at least 30cm/12inches long. This is the length of a large school ruler or the length of the long side of a piece of A4 piece of paper. You will want to build it over a gap, there may be one at home you can use or you may be able to design one.
Bridges support weight both horizontally and vertically so you will need to think about this or your bridge may sag or buckle.
You will also want to think about what shapes you are using to design your bridge. Some shapes are stronger than others. What shape do you think is the strongest? You may like to experiment with some different shapes and see what happens...
If you take 3 pieces of paper and fold 1 into a circular column, one into a triangle column and one into a square column and test to see which one holds the most books...
You may want to use these results to help you build your bridge...
I hope you have fun with this activity. To see the video tutorial for this activity visit the Surrey Libraries Facebook Page or the Surrey Libraries YouTube Channel
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