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    Home » Early Years Science » A bridge for The Gingerbread Man

    A bridge for The Gingerbread Man

    June 9, 2015 By Emma Vanstone 3 Comments

    In the story of The Gingerbread Man, he gets eaten by a fox who offers to help him cross a river. We’re going to help The Gingerbread Man out by building him a bridge, testing different materials at the same time.

    Materials

    LEGO

    Lolly sticks

    Sticks

    Straws

    Paper

    Card

    Scales

    Anything else you want to test

    The Gingerbread Man

    Method

    Build rests for your bridge, we used LEGO, but you could use cardboard or anything else that would work.

    Place your materials you want to test on the rests and add some weight.

    Add more weight until the bridge breaks.

    Observe what happens.

    Repeat for your next material.

    The Gingerbread Man

    Things to think about

    Make sure you use the same weight to test each bridge.

    Each bridge should be roughly the same size to make it a fair test.

    Can you record the weight at which each bridge first starts to bend and the weight at which it breaks completely?

    Results

    We found the lolly sticks were the strongest and cardboard the weakest.

    The Gingerbread Man

     

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    Extension Activities

    Can you design a table to record your results?

    Can you think of any more materials to test?

    Suitable for Early Learning Goal 16

    Exploring and using media and materials

    They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

    Key Stage 1 

    Everyday Materials

    Uses of Everyday Materials

    Working Scientifically

    Bridge for The Gingerbread Man

    Last Updated on March 1, 2021 by Emma Vanstone

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Unlockninja

      June 26, 2015 at 12:15 pm

      Great Art i like this and thanks for posting this…

      Reply
    2. Sallie

      November 18, 2016 at 2:46 am

      where did you get the gingerbread man and is he connected to the lego or how is he standing up?

      Reply

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