Types of Bridges Lesson Plan. Gr. 6
Overview
This Piktochart contains lesson plan information for teaching middle school age students about the engineering design process and bridge design.
Students will be able to:
Describe and identify the most common types of bridges.
Describe the strenghths and weaknesses of each type of bridge.
Explain constraints and tension and show how it works on each bridge type.
Construct a bridge using one of the common bridge types that can support a predetermined amount of weight.
Included in this Piktochart Lesson Plan
1. Definition of types of bridges
2. Example sketches of types of bridges (Google Slide Format)
3. Quick Design Paper Bridge Challenge
Lesson Plan - Piktochart with links
This Piktochart contains lesson plan information for teaching middle school age students about the engineering design process and bridge design.
Students will be able to:
Describe and identify the most common types of bridges.
Describe the strenghths and weaknesses of each type of bridge.
Explain constraints and tension and show how it works on each bridge type.
Construct a bridge using one of the common bridge types that can support a predetermined amount of weight.