NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
ERIC Number: EJ520509
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-9197
The Bridge.
Strunck, Ted
SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, v12 n4 p33-47 Fall 1995
A teacher at Upland Hills School (Royal Oaks, Michigan) describes how he and groups of seventh and eighth graders built a 175-foot bridge across a gully between the school and an outdoor environmental education area. Students received basic design and engineering instruction at a nearby university, and parents and community provided support and donated materials. (SV)
Descriptors: Construction (Process), Cooperative Learning, Engineering, Experiential Learning, Junior High Schools, Personal Narratives, Rural Schools, Secondary School Students, Student Projects, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Bridges (Structures)