The concepts covered by this set are:
- Defining the characteristics and purposes of seven bridge types
- Exploring the reasons for building one type of bridge instead of another
- Investigating how different bridge types hold their loads
- Evaluating the strength and stability of each bridge type through experimentation
- Determining and calculating costs involved in building a bridge
- Exploring the history of each of the real-world bridges
A free CD-ROM includes extra building instructions for projects.
Use this set to solve various bridge design challenges, based on the information learned about real bridges.
Model instructions include replicas of:
Firth of Forth Cantilever Bridge, Tower Bascale Bridge, Golden Gate Suspension Bridge (San Francisco), Chesapeake Bay Beam Bridge (Virgina Beach), Columbia River – Astoria Truss Bridge (Oregon), Sydney Harbour Arch Bridge (Australia) and the Dames Point Cable-Stayed Bridge (Jacksonville).
