Bridges
Updated July 17, 2007
Bridge Activity - Teacher page.
Bridge Building - Hotlist
Bridge Building - Wow, what a find! Everything you ever wanted to know about bridges!!!!
Bridge Building Project - Integrated unit. Requires Acrobat Reader.
Bridge Construction and Engineering - Click on Bridge Projects for a page of links to past and current bridges. Also, click on Bridge Quiz to see if you can identify the bridge!!!
Bridge Construction - Lesson plan for grades 5-8.
Bridge Design Tips for Kids - If you are doing a unit on bridge building, you don't want to miss this very informative site!
Bridge Links - Hotlist
Bridge Research - The collapse of the Silver Bridge connecting Ohio and West Virginia brought about this research.
Bridges - All about bridges from the PBS series "Building Big."
Bridges, Bridges, Bridges - Interesting....from Weird Richard.
Bridges - Hotlist of links.
Bridges - Thematic unit links.
Bridge to Terabrithia - Student study guide.
Build a Bridge - From NOVA.
Building a Bridge - Lesson plan and activities to use when reading the book.
Building Big - All about Bridges from PBS. Click for the Bridge Challenge.
Building Bridges - Lesson Plan NEW
Building Bridges - WebQuest
Building Mighty Mac - See how the third longest suspension bridge was built.
Building Modern Bridges Following the Engineering Process - Curriculum unit for grades 5-8.
Build a Bridge - Online Activity NEW
Connecting with Bridges - Five lesson plans.
Covered Bridges - View some great photographs of this type of bridge.
Famous Bridges - Lesson plan for grades 6-8.
Fiboro Bridges - A guide for pedestrians, cyclists, and skaters about using the dozens of bridges spanning the waters around and between the five boroughs of New York City.
File Card Bridges - Activity.....directions/instructions from the Exploratorium.
Fun and Learning About Bridges - Many resources here from The BridgeSite.
Geometry of Bridge Construction - Learn about the types of bridges here.
Getting Around New York City - Bridges information.
Hands On Bridge Building - Integrated unit.
How Bridges Work - Information from How Stuff Works.
Millennium Bridge - London's first pedestrian bridge in over a century.
Model Bridge Design - Nice site.....
Office of Bridge Technology - From the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Put Your TRUSS in Building Bridges - Lesson plan for grades 5-8.
Structures Around the World - From the Exploratorium........includes bridges.
Super Bridge - From NOVA Online. Click here to play Build a Bridge online game.
Sydney Harbour Bridge - Includes images and information about the construction of the bridge.
Technology and Bridge Design - WebQuest
The Art of Bridge Construction - Lessons, resources, assessment, etc.
The Bridge I - Student activity and instructor materials.....Design for function.
The Bridge II - Student activity and instructor materials.....Design for assembly.
The Brooklyn Bridge - America's Story.
The Iron Bridge and the Industrial Revolution - Lesson plan.
The Million Dollar Bridge - ThinkQuest
Toothpick Bridges - Lesson for grades 11-12.
Truss Bridge Laboratory - From the University of Florida.....check it out!
West Point Bridge Designer - Download the software free.....bridge design game.
What is a Civil Engineer? - Activities
Created July 24, 2002
Updated July 17, 2007
Jerrie S. Cheek
ETTC - Kennesaw State University