Lesson Plan

A Bridge in Balance

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Students explore how the Michigan Avenue Bridge works and the importance of it being perfectly balanced. They make a model of a bascule trunnion bridge and balance their bridge by calculating the weight of the necessary counter weight.

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Lesson Plans
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning