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Macksville High School

Macksville High School

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Year 9 Engineering - Bridge Challenge

Students were challenged to build a bridge to span an 80cm gap and support up to 18kg with coffee stirers.

Year 9 elective Engineering students were challenged to design and build a bridge that would span an 80 cm gap using coffee stirrers. 

The winning design weighed 270 grams and supported a load of 18 kg.

Congratulations to all students involved

Testing bridges

Testing Bridges

Testing strength