Fourth Grade Challenge

Bridge Competition

March 9th, 2019

We made it to the fantastice Bridge Competition Saturday. What an exciting morning with hundreds of bridges from across Greenville County being tested. Our bridges were tested towards the end of the morning, and we all waited patiently. Even though we didn't have any "100 lb" bridges, we still scored and will see our scores this week. Enjoy the pictures. The pictures were taken during the competition.

Exploration I

As we begin our studies in fourth grade Challenge, we will take a look at the essential qualities of building a cohesive team. The class will look at productive team structures to help facilitate this process. These lessons will dive into the process of developing engineer-like thinking and problem solving skills.

Engineers at Work

At Welcome Elementary in Challenge class, we have be learning about the "engineering" behind bridge building. Forces that cause bridges to collapse, ways to strengthen bridges, and a variety of truss designs. Presently, we are hard at work designing our bridges and applying all that we have learned.

Building Structures....Teamwork

We are learning how to work as a team to design and build structures using the "Engineer Design Model". Students are putting their minds together to make stable structures and competing to build the BEST.

Chinese Watercolors