How to make a K-Truss bridge By: Aiyana Fenton

Materials
  • Elmers bottled glue
  • 2 yard sticks
  • 1 box paper clips
  • 2 Kleenex Boxes
  • At least 2 rubber bands
  • 190 Popsicle sticks
  • Newspaper
Building the structure
  1. Take the newspaper and open it up
  2. Lay it flat on a flat surface
  3. Grab 2 Popsicle sticks and lay them flat end to end on the newspaper
  4. Take another stick and lay it flat evenly in the middle of the 2 sticks
  5. Open the elmers glue and glue the sticks together
  6. Continue steps 3-4 until there are 7 sticks on top and 7 on bottom (14 in total)
  7. Continue step 3-6 for 3 more lines of 14
  8. If needed, paper clip the sticks together
  9. Give time for glue to dry
Creating the bridge
  1. Grab the 2 yard sticks and lay them down on the newspaper but on opposite sides
  2. Take 2 lines of 14 and lay them next to the yard sticks
  3. Take more popsicle sticks and lay them evenly on both sides of the 2 lines
  1. Glue the the sticks together so the 2 lines are connected
  2. If needed, paper clip the sticks
  3. Give time for glue to dry
Making the triangles
  1. After the sticks are dried, start making the triangles
  2. Take 2 sticks and put them on the corners to make the triangles
  3. Continue to do this until you get half-way down the lines, then start making them the other way
  4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the other side
Putting the 2 sides together
  1. After the glue on the triangles are dried, you'll want to start putting it together
  2. Take 2 Kleenex boxes and lay them flat spread apart end to end
  3. Take the 2 sides and put them as close as you can to each other in either side of the boxes
  4. You may want someone to help you
  5. Take the rubber bands and wrap them around the bridge and boxes to keep it together
Keeping it together
  1. Take some sticks and start to put them on top of the the 2 sides to hold it together
  2. Put them on top of eachother for more support
  3. Glue them down
  4. If needed, paper clip them together
  5. Wait for glue to dry
Flipping it over
  1. After the top is dried, you'll want to flip it over for the bottom and repeat the process
Enjoy!!!!!
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