Bridgemaster Q&A
You sent in your questions for Bridgemaster Trish Johnson – and thanks to the help of Ian Reed-Downs, we now have all the answers! Find…
2020 Challenge: Stick Stacks
This week have a go at our Stick Stack challenge. It’s a fun way to explore tension (stretching force) and compression (pushing force). Take a…
2020 Challenge: Cryptic Bristol Quiz
How well do you know Bristol? Have a go at our cryptic quiz and see if you can crack it. Download the file, fill the…
2020 Challenge: Victorian Text Message
Writing a postcard in the Victorian era was a bit like writing a Tweet or a text message today. It is saying something in a…
2020 Challenge: Dress like a Victorian
The Victorians were brilliant innovators and inventors. They spent lots of time creating amazing new things that nobody had ever seen before – like the…
2020 Challenge: Bridge Collage
Can you recreate an image of the Clifton Suspension Bridge from materials you find in your home? Find a photograph of the bridge that you…
2020 Challenge: Brunel’s Bristol
What would you design for your city? Brunel is a world-famous engineer who created the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the SS Great Britain, the Great Western…
2020 Challenge: Make a Time Capsule
Did you know that there is a time capsule buried under the bridge? Unfortunately, it has never been found but we know about it because…
2020 Challenge: Hieroglyph Challenge
Did you know that Brunel’s original design for the bridge was decorated with cast-iron hieroglyphs that would tell the story of its construction? Unfortunately, this…
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