Paper Bridges

The students have been learning about bridges. They learned how we make bridges strong and stable (e.g., layers, materials used, using an arch, etc.). After learning how to make paper stronger (e.g., using layers, twisting paper, using triangulation, etc.), they were challenged to make a strong and stable bridge. Check out their amazing bridges below.

Gloria, Beatrice, Hana

We used one piece of paper on top so it's flat. There are four twisted papers going different ways on the inside. They are crossing over. We folded the paper on the bottom to make triangulation.

Weight: 1 kg, 500 g

Mysha, Theo, Ethan

We put some twisted papers on the inside, between the papers that were folded into triangles. Then we taped the twisted papers together. We wrapped it tightly with a piece of paper on the outside. We taped the sides too.

Weight: 3Kg +

Ben, Drew, Jad

We were inspired by Janan's, Tina's and Hayato's former bridge, but we still added some other things of our own. First, we twisted paper. We made four of them. Then, to save paper, we got scissors and cut the paper in half. We put that paper on top of the twisted paper. We still had extra paper, so we wrapped it around the bridge. We taped it all together. We taped the ends too.

Weight: 3kg +

Suho, Armin, Sarah

We put rolled paper on the inside. We twisted paper and taped it to the bottom. The twisted paper will help it hold the weight. We used Tina's idea to put paper around it so it is more stable.

Weight: At least 3kg

Hayato, Janan, Tina

We used triangulation. We put some of the twisted paper on the inside of the bridge. We cut some of the twisted paper in half so there would be more twisted paper. We overlapped them on the top. We had one paper left over, so we folded it and put it on top.

Weight: 4kg, 360 g +

Erwin, Hagan, Atticus

We were inspired by Tina's, Hayato's and Janan's bridge. We put a layer of paper on top. On the inside, we put four twisted papers. We put a layer of triangulation on the bottom. For the twisted paper, we crossed them over each other. We put lots of tape.

Weight: 4 kg, 65 g +

Evan, Nikan, Emory

We started with twisting paper. We used two pieces of paper for the top and the bottom. We folded paper for triangulation on the inside. We put the twisted paper in between the triangles. We taped it all together.

Weight: 6kg, 450g +

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