Build a Bridge!

Lab Brief #8

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

You can build a bridge for a toy car using books and paper. Try it!

Key words

bridge
A structure built to carry something across a gap.
strong
Able to hold a load without breaking or bending.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Get ready

🧰 What you need

tape
paper clips
cups

⚠️ Safety first

Have an adult check your set-up before you start, and tidy everything away afterwards.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Use paper and tape to make a bridge between two cups.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Question 1 of 2

What could you use to build a small bridge?

Question 2 of 2

How do you know if your bridge is strong enough?

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 2 right.

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