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Plastic Straw Bridge Challenge
Build a bridge out of straws that holds as much weight as possible.
What You Need
What You Do
What You Need
Plastic straws
Masking tape
Scissors
100 nickels in a plastic cup
2 desks of equal height
What You Do
Sketch out a design of a bridge before building it.
Use only scissors to cut the straws.
Use only masking tape to hold the bridge together.
The bridge should span two desks 100 cm apart.
Once complete, test the bridge by seeing how many nickels it can hold.
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