Progress: The Bridges of Rochester
WINTER, 2002-2003
During this expedition, the children continued to focus on the guiding questions “What is progress?” and “What affects the speed of progress?”
The bridges of Rochester influenced the progress of the city’s geographic, economic, and social development. Each bridge, and its surrounding neighborhood, has its own intriguing story. Students studied the bridges of Rochester and researched the history of each bridge. The class explored the shapes and materials from which bridges are constructed, and how they impact the structure’s strength and appearance.
The class’s culminating project provided a service for the museum and captured the skills and knowledge children learned. The class built models of Rochester bridges and created information plaques about each bridge's history. The models and plaques were displayed as part of the museum's "Structures" exhibit.
