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{{Rinfo  
|title= Building paper bridges from a piece of A4 paper
|title= The Elephant on the Bridge
|tagline=Oh my Nelly...
|tagline=She's standing still but there are still forces on her - find out what they are?
|topic= forces
|topic= forces
|subject= science, enquiry
|subject= science, enquiry
|resourcenumber= SC0048
|resourcenumber= SC0048
|age= Primary
|age= Primary
|content= A brief explanation of an investigation in to the load carrying capabilities of bridges of varying length and cross sectional area, each built from a piece of A4 paper.
|content= A fun scenario to introduce the idea of balanced forces.
|strategy=
|strategy=
|image=Bridges.png|157x240px
|image=Bridges.png|157x240px
|Learning Objectives=
|Learning Objectives=
*  to gain understanding of the nature of force and the way in which force acts on objects, in the context of paper bridges bearing weights
*  to gain understanding of the nature of force and the way in which force acts on objects, in the context of an elephant balanced on a bridge
*  to gather data and draw conclusions
*  to make observations and discuss the direction simple forces


|additional resources=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html
|additional resources=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/shapes.html