Project-Based Learning: Bridge Building and Design Photo by: Doug Porter
Mar 27, 2015
Project-Based Learning:Bridge Building and Design
Photo by: Doug Porter
Contact InformationContact Information
Doug PorterOhio County Elementary Middle School
S. Mulberry Street
Rising Sun, IN. 47040
E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]
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Project-Based Learning
• Hands-on Discovery Learning
• Application of Science Concepts• Develops an Interest in Science• Produces a Learning Artifact
The Bridge Building ProjectThe Bridge Building Project
• So Many Types of BridgesSo Many Types of Bridges
• How Do Bridges Work ?How Do Bridges Work ?
• Designing Your Own BridgeDesigning Your Own Bridge
• Constructing Your Own BridgeConstructing Your Own Bridge
Bridge Types
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Arch Bridge
Roman Aqueduct
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Beam Bridge
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Suspension Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
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Cantilever Truss Bridge
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Firth of Forth Bridge
Local Bridges
Photos By: Doug Porter
Can you determine the bridge type?Look at the next few slides and seewhat types you think they are.
Bebb’s Park BridgeButler County, Ohio
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It’s hard to tell what type this bridge is from this anglebut click again to see the structure from inside.
Bebb’s Bridge Structure
Photo By: Doug Porter
So what type is this?
If you guessed It’s a truss bridge You’re right.
Lost Bridge, ElizabethTown, Ohio
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What type do you think this is?
If you guessed Beam Bridge you were right.
John A. Roebling Bridge
Cincinnati, Ohio
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John A. Roebling Bridge
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Long cables suspended between pillars tell you it is a?
John A. Roebling Bridge
Cincinnati, Ohio
Photo By: Doug Porter
Long cables suspended between pillars tell you it is a?
Suspension Bridge
Historic George Street Bridge
Aurora, Indiana
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Historic George Street Bridge
Aurora, Indiana
Photo By: Doug Porter
You have seen this bridge many times before, now you know what it is.
Historic George Street Bridge
Aurora, Indiana
Photo By: Doug Porter
You have seen this bridge many times before, now you know what it is.
It’s a truss bridge.Also known as a Whipple truss.
I-275 Bridge Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Photo By: Doug Porter
Now it is your turn to design a truss bridge.As you can see bridges are everywhereand are extremely important in our lives.
Good luck and have fun.