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Building spaghetti bridges

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A bridge structure made from dry spaghetti
Building spaghetti bridges

SUBJECTS:  Science, Technologies

YEARS:  5–6, 7–8, 9–10


Have you ever tried making a bridge out of dried spaghetti?

What about a spaghetti bridge that can support a roadway and small car?

Watch as teams of first-year university students reveal and test their designs.

How did they decide what kind of bridges to build? Have a go at designing, testing and building your own spaghetti bridge.


Acknowledgements

Video © RMIT University.


Production Date: 24 Aug 2014

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