Today P6 from Stoneyburn came to join us for our transition project – bridges.

First we looked at different Scottish bridges. We had to find where they were using a map of Scotland and an atlas. We also looked at the different design features each one had. We discussed why certain shapes are better than others.

“The arches have blocks at the bottom to make them more stable” – Karis

“The Tay bridge has a design similar to a saltire flag – a cross inside a square” – Emma

Next we designed our own bridges  we had to include one design feature we had found and had to span across 2 school chairs, about 6 feet apart. We could use lego or Knex.  We had time to plan before we built.

“We could make it like a staircase but overlapping the bricks” – Erin.

“We had to build together so we could be successful” – Tyler and Arron

We decided that we need more time to complete our bridges to meet the design criteria.  We will continue them next time we meet.

Article 29

The right to develop talents and abilities.