8th Grade Bridge Project in Industrial Technology

Students in Mr. Walker’s 8^th grade technology education classes recently completed their bridge projects. This unit was designed to introduce students to the field of engineering and design.  While working in groups, the students were required to build the strongest bridge they could using only paper and tape. The students’ skills were really put to test as they were also working under time and budget constraints. After the testing was complete the winner in first hour was John Courson. His bridge held 13 pounds.   In 6^th hour there was a tie. The winners were Josh Karberg, Tim Borawski and Breaunna Tuter their bridges held 15 pounds.  All the teams did a great job. Could any future engineers come out of these classes? Only time will tell.