physics

A few weeks ago, we posted photos of Laura Nickerson’s advanced physics class building balsa wood bridges. The students’ goal was to design and construct a bridge that could hold as much weight as possible.
On Friday afternoon before Thanksgiving break, students gathered in Ms. Nickerson’s room for the big event. Each bridge was fitted with [...]

Most engineers would never think of designing and building something just to destroy it. Yet that’s exactly what upper school students in Laura Nickerson’s Advanced Physics course have been doing.
The class has been using their physics knowledge to build balsa wood bridges. Once complete, they will proceed to collapse the bridges by gradually adding weight [...]