Popsicle Stick Bridge
The Design Problem
How are we going to build a bridge that is strong?
The Design Brief
I’m going to design and make a popsicle stick bridge. What you do is glue popsicles together until it makes a bridge. The bridge has to be strong enough to support as much weight as it can.
The safety problems that can occur is that the popsicle sticks can fling up at anytime and hit someone in the eye. The general size is supposed to be roughly about 55 cm. What it is suppose to do is support weight before it brakes. The general properties of the materials needed are the popsicle sticks, white glue, and a stand to hold it up when the weight goes down on it.
Analysis
Will the design be safe?
What will be needed to finish this project?
How long will it take to finish the design?
Does this design need to be done with other people?
What’s the strongest way to build the Popsicle stick bridge?
What design won’t last long hold the weight?
What is the best shape for the design?
Is my solution likely to solve the design problem?
Who is the design for?
What research needs to be collected?
Synthesis
The design might be safe. It all depends on if you want to make it safe.
What are needed to finish the project is popsicle sticks, a platform to hold the bridge, white glue, and a free space to test the design for strong ness.
It all depends on if you constantly work on it or if you just do it a little bit at a time.
You could do the design with other people; but in my option it is way easier to work on it all by yourself.
The strongest way to build the bridge would be to make the walls in a triangle or in an X. Therefore all the pressure will go either on the top or in the middle.
The design that would last long is probably going to be just to make the walls the same as the bottom and top; and not even trying to make it strong.
The best shape is probably going with the X shape or the triangle.
My solution might solve the design problem.
The design is for my teacher; it’s for a class assignment, and it is to see what group will build the strongest bridge.
The research that needs to be collected might be to see other people’s Popsicle stick bridges.
Research
Materials: Popsicle stick, weights, stand, & white glue
Safety: the general safety issues are going to be just be careful when you do the project.
Existing examples:
Environmental & Cultural aspects: i don't think that this tipe of project needs environmental and cultural aspects.
Colours/themes/image/etc: the image is to make it very strong to be able to support as much weight as possible.
Evaluation
1. What do you think of the overall design?
2. Are you happy with the materials you choose?
3. Did the project take to long to make?
4. Is the solution the right size/shape?
5. Does it work?
I think that the overall design is very good, and well creative.
I’m very happy with the materials I choose.
The project toke to long to make, because it toke us three days to finish it and other groups didn’t take that long.
The solution is the right size, in fact it is the perfect size and shape and length.
We don’t know if it works just yet. It will be at the end of the class rotation when we find out who’s bridge is the strongest.
The Design Problem
How are we going to build a bridge that is strong?
The Design Brief
I’m going to design and make a popsicle stick bridge. What you do is glue popsicles together until it makes a bridge. The bridge has to be strong enough to support as much weight as it can.
The safety problems that can occur is that the popsicle sticks can fling up at anytime and hit someone in the eye. The general size is supposed to be roughly about 55 cm. What it is suppose to do is support weight before it brakes. The general properties of the materials needed are the popsicle sticks, white glue, and a stand to hold it up when the weight goes down on it.
Analysis
Will the design be safe?
What will be needed to finish this project?
How long will it take to finish the design?
Does this design need to be done with other people?
What’s the strongest way to build the Popsicle stick bridge?
What design won’t last long hold the weight?
What is the best shape for the design?
Is my solution likely to solve the design problem?
Who is the design for?
What research needs to be collected?
Synthesis
The design might be safe. It all depends on if you want to make it safe.
What are needed to finish the project is popsicle sticks, a platform to hold the bridge, white glue, and a free space to test the design for strong ness.
It all depends on if you constantly work on it or if you just do it a little bit at a time.
You could do the design with other people; but in my option it is way easier to work on it all by yourself.
The strongest way to build the bridge would be to make the walls in a triangle or in an X. Therefore all the pressure will go either on the top or in the middle.
The design that would last long is probably going to be just to make the walls the same as the bottom and top; and not even trying to make it strong.
The best shape is probably going with the X shape or the triangle.
My solution might solve the design problem.
The design is for my teacher; it’s for a class assignment, and it is to see what group will build the strongest bridge.
The research that needs to be collected might be to see other people’s Popsicle stick bridges.
Research
Materials: Popsicle stick, weights, stand, & white glue
Safety: the general safety issues are going to be just be careful when you do the project.
Existing examples:
Environmental & Cultural aspects: i don't think that this tipe of project needs environmental and cultural aspects.
Colours/themes/image/etc: the image is to make it very strong to be able to support as much weight as possible.
Evaluation
1. What do you think of the overall design?
2. Are you happy with the materials you choose?
3. Did the project take to long to make?
4. Is the solution the right size/shape?
5. Does it work?
I think that the overall design is very good, and well creative.
I’m very happy with the materials I choose.
The project toke to long to make, because it toke us three days to finish it and other groups didn’t take that long.
The solution is the right size, in fact it is the perfect size and shape and length.
We don’t know if it works just yet. It will be at the end of the class rotation when we find out who’s bridge is the strongest.
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