Truss Me - An App for Designing and Testing Weight-bearing Structures | iPad Apps for School - 3 views
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John Evans on 12 Dec 13"Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on pinterest_shareMore Sharing Services2 Screen Shot 2013-12-11 at 12.02.54 PM Truss Me is an iPad app that students can use to design and test simple weight-bearing structures. Truss Me can be used in "challenge" mode or in "free play" mode. The challenge mode contains fifteen activities in which students are awarded points for strength and efficiency of their structures. For example, if a structure holds the weight but uses too many parts it doesn't receive as many points as a structure using fewer parts while supporting the same weight. Structures that won't work at all fall apart."