Place Value Bridges in 2nd class

Place Value Bridges – STEM Project

2nd Class took part in a hands-on STEM activity where they explored place value by designing and building bridges using junk art materials. The children really enjoyed working collaboratively and using recycled materials such as cereal boxes, paper rolls and paper pieces to represent hundreds, tens and ones.

Each group was given a number and had to use only the materials that matched that number. For example, if their number had 1 hundred, they could use only one cereal box; if it had 3 tens, they used three paper rolls, and so on. This helped the children clearly see the value of each digit.

The bridges were then tested to see which was the strongest, encouraging the children to plan, build, test and improve their designs while deepening their understanding of place value through hands-on learning.