ASME Baltimore - Annual Strawbridge Competition Volunteering
Be a Volunteer and Introduce Young Students to Engineering!
Saturday, April 28, 2012 · 10 AM - 2 PM
Off Campus
Each year the ASME Baltimore Section sponsors the Straw Bridge Competition for middle schools as part of the Engineering Challenges competition that is organized and hosted by The Baltimore Museum of Industry. This year's challenge is coming up on April 28th and we are still in need of volunteers to assist on the challenge day. Please consider donating some of your time to help with this fun activity that introduces young students to engineering.
What does it take to make a bridge? The Strawbridge Challenge is designed to let teams of two to four middle school students learn some of the finer points of building a bridge that will allow a 1/64th (Matchbox ®) scale truck loaded with 6.5 pounds of lead to travel over a bridge that spans a gap 20 inches wide. The students are allowed to use only plastic soda straws, hot melt glue and tabs of plastic to build their bridge. This, along with a simulated road surface, must hold the truck for one minute. For more information please visit: www.thebmi.org
What does it take to make a bridge? The Strawbridge Challenge is designed to let teams of two to four middle school students learn some of the finer points of building a bridge that will allow a 1/64th (Matchbox ®) scale truck loaded with 6.5 pounds of lead to travel over a bridge that spans a gap 20 inches wide. The students are allowed to use only plastic soda straws, hot melt glue and tabs of plastic to build their bridge. This, along with a simulated road surface, must hold the truck for one minute. For more information please visit: www.thebmi.org