Homeschool Explorations (Ages 9-11): Building Bridges

Homeschool Explorations (Ages 9-11): Building Bridges

November 7, 2024

Students will use the engineering design cycle to design model bridges using K’nex pieces. Through building structural bridges, students will learn about load, span and working in collaborative dynamics like engineers and architects. Students will also examine bridges from around the world.

Time:
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Price:
Homeschool student $15
Adult chaperone $0

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The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collection includes fine and decorative art, the personal belongings of the Wright’s, the creative output of the Fellowship, archival material, the William Wesley Peters Library, and the historic buildings at Taliesin and Taliesin West. Highlighted below are items currently on view, stored in the vaults, in the Archives, and from the WWP Library.