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15 minutes · Compare two designs using purpose and materials.

Recommend a way across the creek by comparing a log and a small footbridge.

LogAlready thereNarrow and slippery when wetNo railFootbridgeBuilt from planksWiderA rail on one side
Creek crossing. The class measured both on a calm day.

Both crossings get a person to the other side. The log is already there, but it is narrow and slippery. The footbridge is wider and has a rail, so it is safer for a class.

The comparison ends with a reason tied to the users, not only to the objects.