Under Construction

We are learning a lot about materials, design, and tools as we construct our structures each week.  This week we are exploring bridges through four materials; Legos, Ello, Tinker Toys, and wooden blocks.  It was interesting for the students to realize that you can't always build what you design. It was exciting to watch them build with new materials and with Legos that they have a lot of experience with already. A wide variety of problems came up during construction and as a team they had to solve those problems. Below are some pictures from all classes using the four different materials.