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Description

Build the strongest bridge you can then put it to the test

Resources

Scrap paper
Paper cups
Sticky tape
Scissors
Coins (or other small weights)

Instructions

Before you begin:
Cut a few short pieces of sticky tape for each person – it’ll be much quicker if you do this in advance.
Place two upside down cups about 15cm apart where everyone can see, this will be the gap that people’s bridges need to cross.
Decide whether you’ll build an example bridge to give everyone some ideas.

Building bridges:
-The person leading the activity should give everyone a couple of pieces of scrap paper and a few short pieces of sticky tape.
-People could get into pairs if this would work better for your group.
-The person leading the activity should show everyone the two cups and explain that everyone will build a bridge to go between the cups.
-If you’ve built an example bridge, don’t forget to show everyone how it works.
-Everyone should build a bridge that they could place across the gap between the two cups. They can get creative and fold, scrunch, or roll their paper as they cups try to make a strong bridge that will hold as many coins as possible.

The suspense:
-Everyone should take it in turns to pick up their bridge and lay it across the two cups to test it.
-The person testing their bridge should slowly place coins on their bridge until it falls down.
-People could count the coins out loud to make it more exciting.
-Everyone should chat about the bridges. Were any really successful? What sort of things made some bridges stronger?

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