Intermediate event June 5 at 2:00 and 7:00.  BBQ June 12.  No school June 26.  Students dismissed for the summer June 27 at 11:30.

Bridges - Unit Ideas - Websites - Pictures etc.

Check these out for helpful activities and resources

http://linc.cs.vt.edu/schools/ams/projects/mi7/intro.htm General site on bridges

http://www.iaw.com/~falls/bridges.html#b8 Niagara Falls Bridges

http://www.civil.utah.edu/~blaser/MM_project/structures/types.htm Explanation of the types of bridges

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html Building Big – PBS sites on building of large structures

http://www.brantacan.co.uk/cable_stayed.htm Sites explaining all types of bridges with plenty of pictures of each

http://www.clifton-suspension-bridge.org.uk/ Clifton Suspension Bridge

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/resources.html A collection of bridge sites

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/ PBS NOVA website on bridge construction

http://bellnetweb.brc.tamus.edu/res_grid/trussb/designs.htm A sampling of truss designs

http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm Cool FREE bridge designing program. (EXCELLENT)

http://www.hevanet.com/bridgink/ Great pics of interesting bridges

http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/12/Lessons/bridges.html An entire set of information for a bridge building activity

http://www.bechtel.com/buildingMinds/spanGame.html A FREE bridge designing game that can be down     loaded or played directly online

http://www.ed.uri.edu/SMART96/Middle/BRIDGES/BRIDGE.HTML An entire set of information for a bridge      building activity

http://www.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm How Stuff Works . Com

http://www.pre-engineering.com/ Interesting bridge designing software etc.

http://bridgepros.com/ This site is dedicated to the Engineering, History & Construction of Bridges

Some Winnipeg Bridges