West Point Bridge Designer - The West Point Bridge Designer will introduce you to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. This software provides you with the tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic specifications, constraints, and performance criteria. (The West Point Bridge Designer Version 4.1.1 is for IBM-compatible computers running Windows 95 or better. It requires 16 MB of RAM and 8 MB of hard disk space and is constantly being updated and debugged.)

Download the free West Point Bridge Designer

Test your design by driving a truck over the bridge.

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Designing and Building File-Folder Bridges: A Problem-Based Introduction to Engineering

The book provides students with an opportunity to learn how engineers use math, science, and technology to design real structures. It is intended primarily for high school students, but those in lower grades should be able to complete all but Learning Activity #3, which requires the application of geometry, algebra, and some basic trigonometry. View and print this book.

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SodaConstructor - construct a model online. You can subject the model to different levels of friction, gravity and elasticity. How it Works.

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Associated Sites:

Chronic Logic - makers of the official sequel to a freeware game (Bridge Builder) in which you design and test bridges.

Play Games       Sometimes the best way to understand what engineers do is to try your hand at it! The following are links to several engineering games on the internet to give you a first hand try at the problem solving skills engineers employ every day!  Questioneering Prove your engineering knowledge in this fast paced trivia game. Challenge friends, choose a team, or just go for the high score. Play the game Design a Parachute  Create a parachute both strong and light enough to safely slow the rovers in their descent toward Mars. Play the game Beat the Heat  Design your house so that is uses the sun, but isn't too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter.  Play the game Energy Flows Select and arrange various objects to complete the flow of energy in a series of fun challenges! Play the game  West Point Bridge Designer Model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge. Play the game  Invention Connection Trace the paths of innovation from the microwave to the mouse. Play the game  Park World Learn how engineers use the science of forces to design safe, fun, and thrilling park rides. Play the game  Compound Machines Learn about forces and simple machines that work together to make The Compound Machine. Play the game  You Do It: Safety Examine sections of Alaskan terrain and choose the pipeline strategy that works best for each. Play the game  Grid Computing Play against the clock and solve huge problems with grid computing. Play the game  MRI Game Explore MRI technology. Play the game  Bridge Designer Design, build and test trusses. Play the game  Build a Bridge Learn about the four major types of bridges and match the right bridge to the right location. Play the game  Lever an Obelisk Use a lever to raise one end of an obelisk three feet off the ground. Play the game  Destroy the Castle Make adjustments to your trebuchet, then try to destroy a castle wall. Play the game  Engineer It! — Blow Your Mind Design a protoype windmill. Play the game  Goldburger To Go Design a machine that serves lunch to the ZOOM cast and crew. Play the game  Simple Machines Learn about simple and compound machines while you explore the House and Tool Shed! Play the game

Slider Puzzle

The Slider Puzzle is a game based on the classic puzzle sliders of old. It was designed by Branden J. Hall using Macromedia Flash and JavaScript.

The object of the game is to arrange the tiles in order to complete the puzzle. To move the game pieces the player must click on a tile next to the open space. The game is over when all of the pieces have been moved into their proper spaces.

Box Battle

Box Battle is a game in which the player competes with the computer to see which one can build the most boxes before the game is over. It was designed by Mike McGrath using JavaScript.

The object of the game is to make more boxes (by clicking in consecutive buttons) than the computer to win. Be careful, a box can only be made and counted for your side if your opponent creates the third side and you complete the box. Play for a while to get the hang of it. A good strategy game.

Mastermind

Mastermind is a computer remake of the classic board game by Pressman. It was designed by Branden J. Hall in Macromedia Flash and JavaScript.

Players must solve a four color puzzle through trial and error. However, the stakes are a little high as players have a finite number of tries to crack the code. The player places four colored pegs on the board and the computer will respond to its correctness by the use of two columns on the right hand side of the board. The first column is for the number of balls with the correct color in the correct position. The second column is the number of pegs that are the correct color in the wrong position.

Battleship

Battleship is a computer remake of the classic board game in which the player competes with the computer to see which can sink each others fleet first. It was designed by Jason Hotchkiss using JavaScript.

The object of the game is to sink the computers entire fleet before it sinks yours. Select a target location by clicking in the Computer's Fleet (left-hand) grid. The right hand grid shows the status of your own fleet. Information as to the remaining strength of the enemy will be relayed directly to your status bar.