On Wednesday, the girls had what may have been one of their most difficult building challenges yet- each group was given 5 sheets of paper, and using that and tape only, they were to build a structure that was at least 10 inches tall and could support the weight of as many textbooks as possible. It sounds daunting, but was nothing MESA Bridge Camp girls couldn't handle. Each group of campers rose to the challenge, and created paper structures that supported up to 5 textbooks!
The girls then explored different types of bridges by researching and creating presentations about suspension bridges, truss bridges, cable-stay bridges, and cantilever bridges. Each presentation included a math word problem that the class of campers would work together to solve. These problems required each camper to not only apply some of the physics they had picked up earlier in the week, but to also take a step into the role of a teacher by helping their fellow campers solve the problem they wrote.
Great job rising to the challenges of the third day of MESA Bridge Camp, campers!
The girls then explored different types of bridges by researching and creating presentations about suspension bridges, truss bridges, cable-stay bridges, and cantilever bridges. Each presentation included a math word problem that the class of campers would work together to solve. These problems required each camper to not only apply some of the physics they had picked up earlier in the week, but to also take a step into the role of a teacher by helping their fellow campers solve the problem they wrote.
Great job rising to the challenges of the third day of MESA Bridge Camp, campers!