Toothpick Bridge Project

Goal:  To construct a bridge that costs no more than $2,200,000.00 that will support the greatest amount of weight possible.

 

Budget: $2,200,000.00

Land:  $500,000

Lumber(toothpicks): $10,000 each

Cable(string): $500 per centimeter

Welding Material(glue): $850 per day

Building Plans Paper: $40,000

Extra paper: $10,000 per sheet

Audit Service: $2,000

 

Content Standards being assessed:  Science—Ways of Thinking  Social Studies-- Economics

 

Mr Gast’s Homeroom

 

Tool Time Builders

 

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L & N Building Co.

 

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Preto Bridge Construction Agency

 

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C.E.H. Incorporated

 

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Evil Skull

 

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Jumbo J Builders

 

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Chinese Chickens

 

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PB and J company

 

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The Geek Squad

 

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MC Builders

 

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J.J. Company

 

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Dunbar and Djohan Construction Agency

 

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The Three Stooges

 

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Extreme Economic Engineers

 

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