Build a Bridge

Classes 6–12 · about 7 minutes · free, no sign-up

What you will learn

Explain why triangles make structures rigid, identify beams in compression and tension, and design a truss that carries a load with as few beams as possible.

How to play

  1. Tap the faint lines to add beams to the bridge.
  2. Choose a person, a car or a truck, and test the bridge.
  3. Read the colours: red beams are squeezed, blue beams are stretched.
  4. Finish three challenges, including carrying a truck with only 13 beams.

Go deeper

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