Gum drops and noodles are used to build the biggest strongest structure you can make.

1. Triangles
What’s the big deal about triangles?

2. Gumdrops and Triangles
Materials
30 gumdrops
Handful of noodles
Platform
Washers

3. Rules
Each team will build a
structure using a
maximum of 30
gumdrops
Each team will use a
handful of noodles

4. Rules
Your structure will be
ranked by how much weight
it can hold.
Your structure will be
ranked by height.
Your structure must fit on
the designated platform

5. Winner
First Place: Root Beer Float
and BIG Candy Bar
Second Place: BIG Candy Bar
Third Place: Candy Bar
All Students receive juice a box

6. Process
Brainstorm: share ideas.
(All ideas are valid)
Hypothesis
Test materials
Trials: Test different types
of structures
Submit final structure

7. Hypothesis
A proposed explanation
for an observable
phenomenon.
Must be able to be
tested

8. Brainstorm
Share and write down
different ideas.
All teammates ideas
are valid and should be
treated with respect.

9. Before You Start
Hand test a noodle to
observe the buckling
curve (how much is
bends before it breaks)
and compression
strength (how strong
the noodle is vertically).

10. Test Different Structures
Explore different ideas.
Be sure to test
different structures
and record the data
related to each
structure you test

11. The longest truss bridge in the
world is Pont de Quebec (or
Quebec Bridge).
Submit final structure