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Synopsis
A wide, winding river with soft banks and rock ledge known for its fossils separates a growing year-round island community from the neighboring metropolis ... and you're in charge.
-- The Challenge: Design, site, engineer, and build the most cost-effective, aesthetically pleasing, structurally and environmentally sound bridge possible.
-- What kind of bridge? Is a suspension, cable stayed, drawbridge, vertical lift, swing bridge, a truss, or a cantilevered structure best?
-- Can you incorporate the old beauty of a covered bridge using new technology and materials?
-- Will the incredible arch and the trusted triangle play a role in engineering and design?
-- Where will you site your bridge to preserve nature and community?
Here Kaleidoscope Kids become master bridge builders, who meet with success and failure, weigh risks, reconcile cost versus safety, and link aesthetics, environment, and science.
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Synopsis
Build bridges of your design -- from the 'workhorse' truss-beam bridge to the dazzling suspension bridge. Use bridge-building basics, and, along the way, discover how science and creativity come together in the creation of those weight-bearing wonders -- bridges. Choose the best bridge design for different sites. Make decisions about cost, safety, materials, and the environment. Build and innovate using available materials. Test your construction for function and load.
About the Author
Johmann has revised elementary and high school textbooks and has written for Omni, American Health, and Science Digest.
Rieth's articles have appeared in PTA Today and The Education Digest. She is active in school science and literature enrichment programs.
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