Jump back into bridge building with truss bridges

1. Intro
   • Truss bridges are a little more complicated than beam bridges
   • Start out by showing your students photos of truss bridges and ask them what the commonalities are
   • All truss bridges are based on triangles
2. Prompt
   • Try building a truss bridge
   • Your students will have to create supports to implement the triangular aspect
   • Allow 10-30 minutes for this activity, depending on the age and skill level of your students
   • Do a Gallery Walk - there are many variations to how to create truss bridges