Peter's+Plan

1. Choosing A Project:

TOPICS THAT INTEREST ME: CURRICULUM CONNECTION: Bridges: 149, 150, 151 Is it possible to make a gravity free chamber?

MY TESTABLE QUESTION: What kind of bridge is the strongest? IMPORTANT!!!: I will be using K'nex to build them.

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: Type of bridge (Cantilever, Suspension, Truss, Arch, Drawbridge, etc.)

DEPENDENT VARIABLE: Strength of bridge, types of load (working load, dead load, live load)

Also, a particular bridge I am researching is the Piscataqua River Bridge. The page for the bridge was created by me at 11:27 AM on Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

2. Investigate the Information:

 NOTES/FACTS: build the stoney creek bridge stoney creek bridge is a truss arch train carrier bridge in british columbia, canada build some simple truss bridges and cantilever bridges build some drawbridges and suspension bridges but also use string with these but first build some basic beam bridges !REMEMBER! DON'T BUILD PISCATAQUA RIVER BRIDGE! THAT'S FOR THE END OF THE YEAR! !REMEMBER!

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NOW THAT I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, I PREDICT THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION WILL BE: Truss arch bridge

3. Plan A Procedure: What I am going to do: I am going to use K'nex (and string when needed) to build several different bridges. One of the bridges I am making is a real bridge, the Stoney Creek Bridge. For the Stoney Creek Bridge I am going to use K'nex to make a bridge between two desks or something

4. What I'll Need:

 I have these: K'nex

I need to locate these: String

5. Keeping Track - Proposed Data Sheet

6. Analyze It All

 Here's a Graph:

The data shows that. . ..

Therefore, I conclude that. . ..

But was my work valid? . ..

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