Triangles: Designing a Straw Bridge

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Keywords
bridge straw bridge structure forces load weight design drinking straws support Spanish video construir puente con pajillas y alfileres peso que sostiene doscientos centavos material pajillas alfileres demostraci_n partes necesarias del puente
Subjects
Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Triangles: Designing a Straw Bridge

Building a strong and stable structure requires an understanding of the forces that will act on the structure under loads of various kinds. In this video segment, the ZOOM cast experiments with design features to see which will allow a bridge made of drinking straws to support the weight of 200 pennies.

This video is available in both English and Spanish audio, along with corresponding closed captions.
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PBS Learning Media

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