This week marked the first of many projects my friend calls "Mommy-Daddy Homework." Cody was given a project in his GT bridge class to research a famous bridge in the world, write about it, and make a replica. Translation: Mommy-Daddy Homework. :)
Cody chose to do the Storebaelt Bridge in Denmark. Steve and Cody had a lot of fun working on it together. And I helped Cody do the research on the computer and it was fun learning new things. I'm really glad Cody likes his GT classes, but the late nights and added time doing homework (which is too much already) made this week more challenging for all of us. Up until now, Cody's GT classes haven't required much work outside the classroom. I think that won't be the case much longer as he gets older.
One funny thing was Cody made it very clear to us that we weren't supposed to buy anything for this project. We should only use materials we have around the house. He used toothpicks, twine, wood skewers, wood glue, and construction paper. It is really sturdy and I think it turned out great. After school I asked him about the other bridges. He said one student did the Golden Gate Bridge at night complete with LED lights on the bridge. Steve said, "So you're telling me that kid just had LED lights laying around his house!?"
Right.
The good news is Steve and I and Cody all got an A on our bridge!
At least we know we make a good team!
P.S. Maybe I should go buy some LED lights so I can have some of those around the house...just in case :)
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