MOREnet, MODOT and RoundTrips Present:
Part 2: Why This Bridge Here?

Date:January 30, 2009
Times: (10:00-10:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-Noon CST)
Grade Levels: 4-8

The old bridge is gone and what will replace it?   Talk to the experts.  Explore the math, science and planning involved in deciding the what kind of bridge should go here.

Join us live on Friday, January 30 with Engineers from the Missouri Department of Transportation.  Be part of the interactive conference as we create stress and tension in the classroom and understand the different strengths of bridge designs.

To Join this conference Contact: roundtrips@clayton.k12.mo.us
To watch the live stream of the conference go to Live Streaming


Program Materials:

Click on the links below for more information:

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The Missouri Department of Transportation web site about the Glasgow Bridge

Types of bridges game from PBS.

More on bridges from How Stuff Works.

Lesson Plans on Kinds of Bridges from Washington State Department of Transportation.

Truss bridge design from the University of Florida describing tension, compression, and moment of intertia.
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