Truss Bridge Engineering
This lesson plan describes the different process points of construction of a Truss Bridge and why these bridges are useful. This lesson plan includes objectives, assessments and some samples of Truss bridges too. The two linked documents take you through the process of the lesson.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11PXR8ozwL-derR5boqW7FDbN9wfkS8DO/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P3: Net Force Technology 4. Innovative Designer Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Expressions and Equations (EE) Reasoning with Trigonometry (RT)Related Content
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