Can We Build this Bridge?

Students in Integrated Math 2 at Mission Bay were tasked with an important task last week: “Can a suspension bridge be built that will meet California’s earthquake requirements?” Students researched the current requirements from the Army Corps of Engineers and then applied that knowledge to examine current bridge proposals being considered by the US Forest Service. Students had to use of quadratics to determine whether their bridges they were presented would meet these requirements. Students developed a written report that could be sent to the US forest service. These Buccaneers were engineers for a day!