Bridge Webquest Resources
Use the following links to fill out your team web quest (only ONE web quest per team)
Question 1 - What kind of engineer designs bridges?
Question 2 - Name that Bridge
Question 3 - Bridge Strength and Weaknesses
Question 4 - Forces that Act on Bridges
Question 5 - Sketch a (truss) bridge- USE A RULER!!!
** NO RULER = ZERO POINTS ** http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm
Question 6 - The 4 Factors that describe a bridge
Question 7 - Complete the lab on bridge forces
Question 8- What is the strongest shape for a bridge
If you want to know more about bridges, check these (below) links out!
Golden Gate Bridge Photo
http://www.farexplore.com/2007/08/15/golden-gate-bridge.html
How Stuff Works
http://science.howstuffworks.com/bridge2.htm
PBS Super Bridge series
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/
American Society of Civil Engineers
BUILDING BIG
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
(a coproduction of the WGBH Science Unit and Production Group, Inc., and is presented on PBS by WGBH Boston)