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Bridge Building

A fun series of engineering challenges where young people must build bridges of varying styles and strengths.

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Overview

A fun series of engineering challenges where young people must build bridges of varying styles and strengths. They will use a set quantity of materials, including constructing a wooden keystone bridge and bridges of their own designs using Lego.

In addition to developing their practical skills, students will use soft skills such as teamwork, problem solving, creativity and listening as they learn about different types of bridges around the world.

Cost

£650+VAT for schools within an hour and a half of Derby. £770+VAT for schools beyond this. Discounts will be applied for multiple bookings.

Details

School subject: Engineering

Physics
Curriculum links: Engineering

Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering

Design thinking and engineering: Engineering

Technology & design - Design
Participation level: Hands-on
Duration: Up to an hour
Dates: 19 October 2023 – 26 July 2024
Cost: Cost applies
Location: In-school

England

Scotland

Wales

Learning outcomes

Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Learning what the engineering workplace is like
Develop engineering employability skills
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering

Frameworks

Gatsby benchmarks

The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:

2 - Learning from career and labour market information
3 - Addressing the needs of each pupil
4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
5 - Encounters with employers and employees

EqualEx

Introduce and Inspire

Essential skills

The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:

Planning - Setting goals and designing routes to achieve them
Creativity - Using imagination and generating new ideas
Leadership - Supporting, encouraging and motivating others to achieve a shared goal
Listening - Receiving, retaining and processing information
Problem solving - Finding solutions to challenges
Adapting - Overcoming challenges and setbacks to achieve goals
Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal