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St. Mary's International School Students-Hanoi, Vietnam

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St. Mary's International School Students-Hanoi, Vietnam

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St. Mary's Student Pen Pal Collab-Round 1

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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Unit 3: Cultural Partnerships Project Rubric  

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Learning by practice is always the best, says civil engineering professor Amr ElRagaby. That's what makes a contest to design and build a model bridge from popsicle sticks a valuable experience for his students.

"They can understand the principles, but when they have a chance to apply the theories, they learn something they will never forget," he says.

Students of his third-year class in Finite Element for Analysis and Design will test the load-bearing capacity of their structures Wednesday, and invite the campus community to watch. The competition measures their skills in analyzing, designing and constructing truss bridges built only with craft sticks, toothpicks, and glue. Each bridge will measure 750 mm and will be subjected to a load test until it collapses.

"Failure is the ultimate goal, because only then can we know the ultimate limits of their strengths and flexibility," says Dr. ElRagaby.

The competition offers cash prizes in three categories:

highest ratio of load borne to structure mass and deformation;

most accurate prediction of maximum load; and

most creative and innovative design.

The testing is open for public viewing and begins at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, in the Industrial Courtyard, Centre for Engineering Innovation.

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Model competition to test engineering students' bridge-building skills

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The public is invited to watch engineering students test the strength of their model bridges on Wednesday.

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Model Bridge Building from an Australian School

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Model Bridge Building from an Australian School

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Major Roads Projects Victoria Building Bridges Project.

This challenge is designed for grade 3 and 4 students. It is well suited to students who are working remotely or working in the classroom.

Primary teachers are encouraged to get their students involved in this Design and Technologies project and build some bridges. Upload photos of the students' constructions to add to the showcase celebration. Join the many primary schools located in Melbourne's west who are already involved and start building bridges!

The project involves,

Students constructing a bridge at home or at school.

Teachers organising a live video chat with an engineer, for their class, once the bridge building is complete.

Families will learn about the road and bridge upgrades taking place within their local community, and students will learn how to build a bridge out of recycled materials, guided by an MRPV leading engineer.

This challenge resource consists of two videos and the design of the bridge students will be building.

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Building Bridges Challenge for Years 3-4 students

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Major Roads Projects Victoria Building Bridges Project. This challenge is designed for grade 3 and 4 students. It is well suited to students who are working remotely or working in the classroom. Primary teachers are encouraged to get their students involved in this Design and Technologies project and build some bridges.

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Meet Mr. Chad! He's Ms. Beckerle's friend and former coworker. He works in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Meet Mr. Chad! He's Ms. Beckerle's friend and former coworker. He works in Hanoi, Vietnam.