{"product_id":"structural-engineering-bridges-and-skyscrapers","title":"Structural Engineering: Bridges and Skyscrapers","description":"\u003cp\u003eStructural Engineering: Bridges and Skyscrapers is a model-building kit for kids aged 8 and up. Kids construct trusses, roofs, bridges and skyscrapers, learning about mechanical physics and the forces that structures have to handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild trusses, roofs, bridges and skyscrapers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores tension, compression, shear and bending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHands-on introduction to structural engineering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended for ages 8 and up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach build is a chance to test an idea: press down on a bridge, compare it with a different design and talk about where the forces go. Seeing a structure bend or hold under load makes ideas like tension and compression much easier to grasp than reading about them. Encourage kids to sketch their own designs once the guided models are done, and to work out why some shapes are stronger than others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more engineering builds in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stem-kits\"\u003eSTEM kits collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curiosity Corner at Scott Family Amazeum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68047338864745,"sku":"625414","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/1537\/4185\/files\/Image2-22-25at3.38PM_85ef5408-f7ac-44f6-b9e5-b327d84b02fe.jpg?v=1794461625","url":"https:\/\/makersthings.com\/products\/structural-engineering-bridges-and-skyscrapers","provider":"maker's things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}