Building bridges!

Register a National Science & Engineering Week School Event or Activity
1. Would you like your event or activity to appear on the National Science & Engineering Week event and activity map?: 
Yes
2. Name of school/organisation: 
The Building Exploratory
3. Event / activity title: 
Building bridges!
4. Your event image: 
5. Event or activity description (max 300 words): 

An interactive model making workshop. Your class will learn about the forces in action in building and bridge construction and gain an understanding of the crucial decisions engineers make when designing bridges and buildings. The will see how the interaction of forces determine which are the strongest shapes to use when building structures, then work in teams in the ‘bridge-building’ challenge!

6. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply): 
Hands-on activities
Workshop
7. Keywords: 
Architecture
Engineering
Physics
8. Event start and end date and time: 
Wednesday, 9 January, 2013 - 10:45
9. Other timing notes: 
Call us to discuss your workshop booking or to find out more about our school workshop packages.
10. Your organisation/event website: 
www.buildingexploratory.org.uk/schools
11. Venue of the event/activity: 
This workshop will be delivered in your classroom
12. Venue address: 
70 Cowcross Street
London
EC1M 6EJ
United Kingdom
13. Venue telephone number: 
0207 608 0775
14. What age groups is it open to?: 
5–7 year olds
7–11 year olds
16. Would you like to request a National Science & Engineering Week Marketing Pack?: 
Yes
Would you like you event to appear on our events map?: 
Yes
Map: 
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Address: 
70 Cowcross Street
London
EC1M 6EJ
United Kingdom
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