I made my bridge out of Lego because it would be easy to use and would be strong. I made a ramp go up to a platform on each side with supporting platforms. The ramps on the side gave way then the middle did. I found this out by pushing down on the middle with my hand until it broke.
Bellow is the bridge I made digitally.
Kia ora Cameron!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Charlotte and I am from the Manaiakalani Summer Learning Journey team!
AWESOME thinking using lego! Lego is a very strong material, and would hold up a lot of weight! It seems as though you have also made a very large bridge!
Pai mahi on creating a bridge digitally as well! What have you learned about the creation of bridges when completing this task? What shape do you think is the strongest shape??
There are plenty of one way bridges on the West Coast, isn’t there? What do they look like, and what supports do they have?
Keep up the awesome mahi, Cameron!
Ngā mihi nui,
Charlotte :)
Kia Ora
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My name is Quein and I am a blog commenter for the Manaiakalani Summer Learning Journey. Wow!!! I was very impressed with your mahi, I can see that you put a lot of time and effort into it. I can see that you have put a lot of thought into creating the bridge and that you clearly thought what the best structure for the bridge would be. It was Great to see that you conducted a strength test on your bridge to determine how strong and stable the bridge must have been.
You should be very proud of your mahi!!!
Keep up the Amazing work!!! I am really looking forward to your next post.
Ngā mihi,
Quein
Kia ora Cameron, Mr Ferguson from Manaiakalani here. Well done on getting this SLJ activity completed and up on your blog. I am really impressed with your bridge design! They say that triangle-shaped structures are the most supportive, and I can see some resemblance to triangles with the two supports that you have at either end of your bridge. Have you given any thought into how you could take this model and use it for longer distances? Who knows, maybe you could be an engineer when you're older?
ReplyDeleteWell done, once again, and all the best for the rest of the SLJ. I hope that you and your whānau have a safe and happy holiday time.
Ngā mihi
Mr Ferguson