Bridge Competition

Science and Math balsa bridge building competition.

ScienceWe have recently completed the second annual balsa wood bridge building competition.  Students worked on the bridge projects in Math and Science class using the skills they learned throughout the school year.

You can see pictures of the student made bridges and the results of the competition by clicking the appropriate links on the right-hand side of the page.  To see the top 5 bridges from all years of competition, check out the results below.

Top 5 Strongest Bridges (Total Weight Held)

Rank Group Members Year Weight Held (grams)
1 Bryan
08-09
8175.2
2 Asher and Bianca 07-08 8116.4
3 Tierra and Trevon 07-08 7012.0
4 Jayden 08-09 6535.8
5 Clarence 08-09 6386.0

Top 5 Most Efficient Bridges
(Bridge Efficiency = Total Weight Held ÷ Weight of Bridge)
Rank Group Members Year Overall Bridge Efficiency
1 Asher and Bianca 07-08 758.5
2 Jordan M 09-10 576.8
3 Bryan 08-09 575.7
4 Jalen and Terrance 07-08 536.0
5 Jayden 08-09 518.7