Rochester Bridge Trust
Stand F03
The Rochester Bridge Trust’s primary purpose is to provide and maintain (at Net Zero Carbon) its three bridges over the tidal River Medway. The charity also delivers education projects, scholarships, and charitable grants. All services are provided free of charge.
The stand is giving out free books to enable organisations to support or carry out engineering education.
Used by families, community groups and schools, ‘Learning About Bridges’ is two volumes of activities that introduce the principles of bridge building in a fun, engaging way – that’s easy for adults to implement with little fuss and minimal preparation.
Products
Learning About Bridges vol 1
Lions Langdon and Leonie are pleased to present their education kit – Learning About Bridges! These easy to use books are designed to make it easy for anyone to inspire the next generation of civil engineers.
Learning About Bridges offers 12 chapters on the basics of bridge building, aimed at children aged 8-11 years (Key Stage 2). It is available to download as two complete books, or as a series of individual sessions with accompanying handouts.
Each session includes a range of activities that can be used individually or as part of a longer session for afterschool clubs and home-schooling as well as for classroom use.
Learning About Bridges vol 2
Learning About Bridges volume 1 introduces why we need bridges; loads and forces; materials; working with water; and beam, truss, arch, and suspension bridge types.
Learning About Bridges volume 2 encourages children to think like an engineer and consider the different roles available in civil engineering; further develops the concepts of loads and forces; introduces 'enemies' of bridges; the challenges tackled by bridge engineers; and cable-stayed, moving, and cantilever bridge types.