For our first design project, we were to design a bridge to support clay blocks with two pieces of card stock and two support clay pieces. We folded the card stock into triangle shapes to give more support. Brainstorming is helpful when solving a problem because you are able to sort of test out ideas without physically testing them out. It leaves your mind open to new ideas that might be better. When building the bridge, we realized there was an issue with weight distribution in the middle of the bridge that we did not anticipate. We tested it and had to move the bridge pieces closer together to provide more support. A successful team must have good communication. Team members should have open minds and be ready to listen to the other team members. If we were to do this again, we would add a support block in the middle which would allow the bridge to be longer and support more weight.
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