Strone Primary pupils took part in an activity based session where they constructed a 12m long cable-stayed bridge, and then walked across the bridge. Pupils learned about civil engineering and the importance of team work and communication when they were dressed in their safety clothes – hard hat and fluorescent jacket – and worked in 2 groups, with the help of real civil engineers, to construct their side of the bridge. The sessions were run by Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers and are designed to raise awareness of civil engineering and encourage some to see it as a possible career.
The sessions were free and were a highly enjoyable, educational and motivational culmination of the Bridges topic for P4-7. For further information contact Strone Primary or ice.org.uk/Scotland/education.