And the winner is...

Congratulations to Tessa, Keely S and Chessie on your superbly designed and very stable lego bridge. Second place went to Barnaby and Taine.  Third place was Chantal, Marco, Jake and Finn and in a close race, 4th went to Georgia, Jazmyn and Keely C.  A fantastic effort by all the teams!

Rhys and Connor's Lego Bridge

We've built a suspension bridge.  A suspension bridge is good for cars travelling across and for going across rivers.  The large wire cables help keep the bridge stable so it doesn't collapse.  We've built a ramp so cars can easily travel up and down.  We've also attached a crane to our bridge to help out with crashes or fires.
By Rhys and Connor.

Lego Bridges

Great excitement in Pohutukawa this afternoon as we started to build our Lego Bridges.  Our bridges must hold 10 weights, be earthquake resistant, must be easily accessed by cars and other vehicles and must be creatively designed.  This activity proved to be a great test of our problem solving and cooperative skills.

Snow Fun!

Science Alive - Bridge Builders

John from Science Alive came to Pohutukawa today and got us to build and make a selection of bridges using K'Nex.  We had arch bridges, suspension bridges, draw bridges and swing bridges.