Team+Y

Bridge Project
**For the first time the bridge project was collaboration in technology between Science, Math, ** **Reading****, English, and Social Studies. The main concepts of this authentic learning project is for the students to become aware of structural engineering, accounting and auditing on a large scale, working within strict building codes, realistic day –to-day operations of a construction company, team work, and problem solving, Students are divided into groups, (companies), of four where they will assumed jobs such as architect, accountant, project director, transportation chief, and carpenter. Each company begins with a starting balance of two million dollars. The architect must design a bridge according to code and draw blueprints that the builders will follow. The accountant will keep an accurate account of all money entering and exiting the company’s budget, fill out checks, and be aware of inflationary concerns affecting building material that are based on today’s economy. The project director is responsible for all actions concerning the entire construction site and for keeping group members on task. The transportation chief is in charge of all incoming and outgoing material movements, and finally, the carpenters are responsible for constructing the bridge according the architects blueprints.**


 * This year’s winning company went to Prestige World Wide Construction Company. The company consisted of Project Director Kevin Toney, Architect John Mohney, Accountant Josh Hnat, Transportation Chief Morgan Crawford, and Carpenter Josh Sanko. Their bridge held a total of 39.5 pounds. **


 * [|Mr. Bojalad's Social Studies Classes] **

=Mrs. Patricelli's English Class Blogs ~ Bridge Project Reflections =  [|Period 3] [|Period 4] [|Period 5] [|Period 6] [|Period 7]

Mrs. Suvak's Reading classes