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Paper Bridge STEM Challenge Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 26: Paper bridge challenge · Set 54 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shape makes strength): 1. Place two books 15 cm apart, low and steady. 2. Lay a flat sheet across and add coins one by one in the middle until it falls. 3. Fold the same kind of sheet into a zigzag and test it the same way. 4. Record the coins each shape holds, then wash your hands.

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  1. 1.🛟 How should the two books be placed for the paper bridge? (a) on a stool edge (b) low and steady (c) high and wobbly (d) on top of a pet
  2. 2.🌉 Which of these makes a strong bridge? (a) a U-shaped channel (b) a torn flat sheet (c) one flat sheet (d) a wet flat sheet
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) paper with folded edges (b) rolled paper tubes (c) a flat tissue (d) a zigzag-folded sheet
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wet flat sheet (b) rolled paper tubes (c) one flat sheet (d) a flat tissue
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? Which of these is kept the same? (a) coins it holds (b) the shape of the paper (c) the kind of coins
  6. 6.🌉 Does a torn flat sheet make a strong or a weak bridge? (a) weak bridge (b) strong bridge
  7. 7.True or false: an old stone bridge gets its strength from a tube shape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper bridge? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) two books (d) coins
  9. 9.True or false: one flat sheet makes a weak bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? Which of these is kept the same? (a) coins it holds (b) the shape of the paper (c) the kind of paper
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? True or false: the gap between books is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a bridge truss gets its strength from a tube shape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which of these makes a strong bridge? (a) rolled paper tubes (b) a flat tissue (c) one flat sheet (d) a torn flat sheet
  14. 14.🌉 Why does a zigzag-folded sheet hold more coins than a flat one? (a) folds are magnetic (b) folds add glue (c) folds make it stiffer (d) folds make it wet
  15. 15.🌉 Does a zigzag-folded sheet make a strong or a weak bridge? (a) strong bridge (b) weak bridge
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper bridge? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need two books for the paper bridge? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper bridge? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: a torn flat sheet makes a weak bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper bridge. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) coins (c) two books (d) sheets of paper
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: an old stone bridge gets its strength from arches or domes. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flat tissue (b) one flat sheet (c) a wet flat sheet (d) paper with folded edges
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rolled paper tubes (b) paper with folded edges (c) a zigzag-folded sheet (d) one flat sheet
  25. 25.True or false: a wet flat sheet makes a weak bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a flat tissue (b) a torn flat sheet (c) a U-shaped channel (d) a wet flat sheet
  27. 27.🏗️ Which of these gets its strength from triangles? (a) a bamboo pole (b) an old stone bridge (c) a hollow bird bone (d) an electric tower
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you make more, closer zigzag folds. The bridge holds ___ coins. (a) the same number of (b) more (c) zero (d) fewer
  29. 29.🏗️ Where does an old stone bridge get its strength from? (a) triangles (b) tubes (c) arches and domes
  30. 30.🏗️ Which of these gets its strength from arches or domes? (a) a roof frame (b) a round pillar (c) an eggshell (d) a hollow bird bone
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper bridge? (a) coins (b) turmeric powder (c) sheets of paper (d) two books
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper bridge? (a) sheets of paper (b) yeast (c) two books (d) a ruler
  33. 33.True or false: a roof frame gets its strength from a tube shape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the shape of the paper (b) the gap between books (c) coins it holds
  35. 35.True or false: a hollow bird bone gets its strength from a tube shape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a round pillar gets its strength from a tube shape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — which paper shape holds the most coins? True or false: the shape of the paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: an electric tower gets its strength from a tube shape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need coins for the paper bridge? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. low and steady
  2. a U-shaped channel
  3. a flat tissue
  4. rolled paper tubes
  5. the kind of coins
  6. weak bridge
  7. False
  8. a balloon
  9. True
  10. the kind of paper
  11. False
  12. False
  13. rolled paper tubes
  14. folds make it stiffer
  15. strong bridge
  16. not needed
  17. needed
  18. not needed
  19. True
  20. a balloon
  21. True
  22. True
  23. paper with folded edges
  24. one flat sheet
  25. True
  26. a U-shaped channel
  27. an electric tower
  28. more
  29. arches and domes
  30. an eggshell
  31. turmeric powder
  32. yeast
  33. False
  34. the gap between books
  35. True
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. needed

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