• Books or magazines on structures and bridges (optional)

• Spaghetti noodles
• Masking tape
• Cans for each group (about 4” or 10 cm in diameter and 5” or 12 cm in height)
• Weights of some kind for each group such as: marbles, rocks, or fishing weights
• Straws
• String
• Rulers

• Bridge from Fact Monster
  www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0808901.html*
  This introductory site provides some basic information about bridges.
• Basic Bridge Types from Matsuo Bridge
  www.matsuo-bridge.co.jp/english/bridges/index.shtm*
  This site has lots of introductory information about different bridge types.
• Bridge Basics: A Spotter's Guide to Bridge Design
  http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm*
  This Web site has diagrams and descriptions of a wide variety of kinds of bridges.
• Bridge Building Information from Brantacan
  www.brantacan.co.uk/bridges.htm*
  This site has a comprehensive collection of links about bridges.
• Geometry of Bridge Construction
  www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jmac/rs/bridges.htm*
  This site has a variety of diagrams and pictures of bridges described from a geometrical perspective.
• Bridge Pros
  http://bridgepros.com/*
  This comprehensive bridge-site is dedicated to the engineering, history and construction of bridges. Not-To-Be-Missed Section: Bridge Projects from around the world past, current and future.
  http://bridgepros.com/projects/index.html*
• Super Bridge from PBS NOVA Online
  www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/*
  Learn about the four major types of bridges and then test your knowledge by matching the right bridge to the right location.
• Building Big: All About Bridges from a Related PBS Website:
  www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/index.html*
  This site includes a Forces Lab in which students can explore forces, loads, materials and shapes.
• Bridge Builder
  www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/architecture/activity3.shtm*
  This site has a simulation that guides students through building a bridge with the fewest number of bricks possible.
• Design and Build a Virtual Bridge Truss.
  www.jhu.edu/~virtlab/bridge/truss.htm*
  Use the program at Bridge Designer to design trusses. Once a truss is drawn in the program, a click on "Calculate" will check your design. Another click will generate a complete force diagram showing compression/tension forces in each of the members and reactive forces at the support nodes.
• Spaghetti Bridges: 11th Annual Spaghetti Bridge Contest
  www.jhu.edu/news_info/news/audio-video/spaghetti.html*
  Pictures of spaghetti bridges from John Hopkins University

• List kits
• Equipment
• Film
• Video
• CD-ROM or DVD resources
• Field trip sites
• Experts

• Computer for creating presentations
• Printer for handouts
• Projector for presenting and Visual Ranking activity
• Internet connectivity for research and using the thinking tools

• Presentation software for creating presentations
• Word processing software for writing reflections
• Internet Browser for research

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