*BUILD A BRIDGE*
by Ian (and Mr. Adams)

On September 25th, 2007, we had our second challenge. Groups of two or three students had to build a bridge made out of 50 toothpicks, Elmers glue, and one sheet of paper. Our bridges had to be 5 inches long (at least) and the goal of the challenge was to build the strongest bridge -- the one that would hold the most weight. On September 27th, we hung weights off the bridges. First we put them across a gap between two desks and then we starting putting on the weights to see how many they could hold. Most bridges broke quickly, but one (Mia's and Olivia's) held 8 weights! It was a great challenge.

Final Results:

Team ........ Number of Weights Held
Mia/Olivia ............................... 8
Caroline/Caitlin ....................... 4
Peter/Nick ............................... 3
Gabi/Dana .............................. 2
DJ/Ian/Stuart ........................... 2
Gabrielle/Dory ...................... 0.5
Clara/Hannah ........................ 0.5
Max/Ben ............................... 0.5

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