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A suspension bridge made of Popsicle sticks. The Popsicle sticks sit on two upside down plastic cups on each end to raise the bridge. Wooden skewers stuck in corks serve as the posts of the bridge and ribbon acts as the suspension cables. Two LEGO people stand on the bridge.

Bridge Builders - Digital Learning Kit

Canada Science and Technology Museum
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Grade 5 - Grade 7 (Ontario), Elementary Cycle 3 - Secondary Cycle 1 (Quebec).
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Let these bridge-building activities help you to decompress while students learn about the forces acting on structures and what it takes to carry the load!
A suspension bridge made of Popsicle sticks. The Popsicle sticks sit on two upside down plastic cups on each end to raise the bridge. Wooden skewers stuck in corks serve as the posts of the bridge and ribbon acts as the suspension cables. Two LEGO people stand on the bridge.

Bridge Builders - Museum Mission

Canada Science and Technology Museum
Program Location
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Grade Level:
Grade 5 - Grade 7 (Ontario), Elementary Cycle 3 - Secondary Cycle 1 (Quebec).
Intro Text
Most bridges wouldn’t fit into the museum but you can find a lot of forces at play on different structures everywhere.
Illusions

Illusions

Canada Science and Technology Museum
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Online
Intro Text
can we really believe everything that we see, hear, taste, smell and touch? As it turns out, maybe not; it’s easier than you might think to trick your mind
a pan full of jell-o with mini marshmallows and toothpicks stacked on top

Jell-o Earthquake

Canada Science and Technology Museum
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Online
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Put on your hard hat and start testing marshmallow buildings to see which can withstand a raging Jell-o earthquake.
A person with dark hair and wearing a dark shirt uses equipment such as wooden blocks and mirrors to direct a beam of light around a table.

Light Paths

Canada Science and Technology Museum
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Grade 10 (Ontario), Secondary Cycle 2 (Quebec).
Intro Text
In this program, students will explore the phenomena of light and geometric optics, including reflection, refraction, diffusion, focus and more.
Shadow tracking

Shadow Tracking

Canada Science and Technology Museum
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Online
Intro Text
Have you ever noticed that it slowly changes position throughout the day? In this activity, track your shadow all day to see where it goes.
Wooden sticks are stacked, two on each layer and alternating direction in each layer to form a square based tower with a hollow centre. A brick sits atop the tower.

Stable Structures - Digital Learning Kit

Canada Science and Technology Museum
Program Location
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Grade Level:
Grade 3 (Ontario), Elementary Cycle 2 (Quebec).
Intro Text
Through the activities in this resource students will explore the importance of balance in structures in natural and built environments.
Wooden sticks are stacked, two on each layer and alternating direction in each layer to form a square based tower with a hollow centre. A brick sits atop the tower.

Stable Structures - Museum Mission

Canada Science and Technology Museum
Program Location
At the Museum
Grade Level:
Grade 3 (Ontario), Elementary Cycle 2 (Quebec).
Intro Text
The museum is full of artifacts. Are these structures stable? What makes them stable? How have structures evolved over time to make them more stable?

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