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THE MISSION
Your mission is to design and build a freestanding bridge that meets specific size and capacity
criteria as well as material, time, and design constraints.
ASK QUESTIONS
Phase 1
Write a hypothesis.
Complete the following statement: When we begin to place base-ten blocks on our teams
bridge, the bridge will:
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PLAN OUT A DESIGN
Phase 3
Remember to label the materials in your design.
CREATE YOUR DESIGN
Phases 4
Record your observations. Describe what happened when you placed the base-ten
blocks on your bridge? What base-ten blocks did you use? How many?
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EXPERIMENT & TEST THE MODEL
Phase 5
HOW CAN I IMPROVE THIS?
Was your bridge unstable before you placed the base-ten block upon it? Yes No
Did the bridge collapse after you placed the base-ten block upon it? Yes No
If you answered yes to either question above, explain how your team could improve
the design to make sure these errors would not happen again.
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Please note any new understandings or ideas that could help your team work better.
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