On Friday 10th March, the P7s visited the Education Centre at the Forth Road Crossings to learn more about bridges as part of their topic. The morning was spent making tetrahedrons from wooden dowels and elastic bands which were then made into sandtimer shapes using longer wooden dowels. These were then attached together to make a bridge 7m long and 2.4m high which the pupils then sat under while posing for a photograph. They were obviously very good engineers because the bridge didn’t collapse! Following lunch, the P7s walked along the Forth Road Bridge while relating their class learning to the structures of the Forth Rail Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing.
