Popsicle Bridge – Engineering for Kids
Popsicle Bridge is a fun experiment to build a bridge using popsicles and make it stand without any binding agent.
Let’s build this popsicle bridge and learn why the structure stands without a binding agent!
Safety First! Adult Supervision Required. Don’t Eat/Drink your Experiments, Wear safety goggles where ever required
Materials and tools required.
In the box
- Popsicles
- Paint
- Paint brush
Video on Youtube for the Experiment
What to Do!
- Place the Popsicle parallel to each other and the third one over them forming an ‘I’ shape.
- Place the 4th popsicle’s one end on the third popsicle.
- Place the 5th popsicle under the first two and over the 4th
- Place the 6th and 7th one over the 1st and 2nd
- Place the 8th Popsicle over the 6th and 7th one and under the 4th
Images for Instructions for Popsicle Catapult
- Experiment Step 1
- Experiment Step 2
- Experiment Step 3
- Experiment Step 4
- Experiment Step 5
- Experiment Step 6
- Experiment Step 7
- Experiment Step 8
Working Principle of Popsicle Bridge :
When the bridge is built, potential energy gets stored. Higher the bridge, higher is the potential energy accumulated. When one popsicle is removed from the structure the entire structure collapses converting the stored potential energy to kinetic.
When each unit is joined, it gets interlocked and the structure stands without any binding agent. When one popsicle is removed, the interlocking breaks and the entire structure collapses.
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