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Bridging the Gap

Grades 2 - 8
Explore the science behind bridges. Can you engineer the right design to withstand the rigors of testing? Will gravity take its toll on your bridge? Will you build a structure that can bear a heavy load? We “trust” your engineering skills.

Content Standards

CT Grades PreK – 5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.

SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.

SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Mathematics provides useful tools for the description, analysis and presentation of scientific data and ideas.

4.1 The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling.

B 8 Describe the effects of the strengths of pushes and pulls on the motion of objects.

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