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Science Fair Projects At Woodstock Middle School And I Am One Of The Sixth Grade Students

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Research Paper Marissa Chudy

Several students are doing Science Fair projects at Woodstock Middle School and I am one of the seventh grade students. The topic I shall be doing is on how bridge structure affects the weight bearing capacity. I chose this specific topic to guide bridge builders in the right direction on what bridge is safest for public use. The key topics I plan to research on include the following: Beam, Warren Truss, suspension, cable-stayed, and arch bridges. I shall use the scientific method to guide me through this process. Like every other science project, mine starts with a question. How does bridge structure affect the weight bearing capacity? is the question. If I change the bridge structure on the most popular bridges, then those specific bridges will be capable of holding longer and hold larger amounts of weight. is the hypothesis. The three types of variables used are independent, dependent, and control variables. These variables include the location of the bridge, the bucket, the amount of water, the supplies, and the climate I experiment in. There are multiple items and steps to fully complete the experiment. My materials include the following: Graph paper, 200 regular Popsicle sticks, wire cutters, wood glue, 100 cotton swabs, 72 medium and small binder clips, one-half inch width clear tape, masking tape, gram balance, loading block

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