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\"\"Miss Whittingstall\u2019s class were set an interesting STEM Challenge<\/span><\/strong> last week: Make a bridge for the Gingerbread Man to cross.<\/strong><\/span> Using the materials given, they were asked to \u2018design and engineer a bridge<\/span><\/strong> that goes over the water to keep the Gingerbread Man safe from the fox\u2019. The bridge needed to stand on its own and they had to show chief engineer Mrs Pountney how the Gingerbread Man goes up, over, and down the bridge.<\/div>\n
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Our young engineers completed the challenge and took their bridges home on Friday to share with their families. Click here to see their marvellous engineering projects.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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