Building Bridges

Tonight we had our first Den meeting of 2009. We did a joint meeting with the second year Webelos in our Pack- we are first year Webelos. We are working on our Engeineering badge. We started working on the badge last fall with a field trip to a construction site. Tonight, the boys began the meeting by drawing a floor plan of their own house. Then we learned about different types of bridges. Then the fun began. Each boy built a bridge out of Legos, Kenex or Lincoln Logs. It was great to see 12 boys, ages 9-11, be so focused. We then watched the collaps of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on YouTube. It was great to hear their comments! What a lesson in how not to build a bridge. At the end of the meeting, all the boys cleaned up their bridges and materials and not one of them complained! One of the boys even brought the box of Lincoln Logs to me without being asked. That's character!