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Lockhart Students Help The Gingerbread Man
Each group had to test the different materials, and added gram weights to see which created the strongest bridge.
From Massapequa Schools: After reading “The Gingerbread Man,” second-graders at Lockhart Elementary School in the Massapequa School District participated in a holiday- themed engineering activity that required creativity and collaboration.
In the book, the gingerbread man is unsuccessful in crossing a river, so Lockhart students had to build a bridge that would bring him to safety. They had several materials to use including straws, Popsicle sticks and cardboard. Each group had to test the different materials, and added gram weights to see which created the strongest bridge. Magnet and STEAM teacher Joanne Markowski said that students followed the claim, evidence and reasoning model to analyze their results and explain their findings.
Photos courtesy of Massapequa School District
