--- title: "Year 5 (Class 14) - Design Technology - Art Straw Bridges" url: "https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-30-14-22-year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges" school: "St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School" --- # Year 5 (Class 14) - Design Technology - Art Straw Bridges ![Image of Year 5 (Class 14) - Design Technology - Art Straw Bridges](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0420.JPG) 30 March 2026 [Paul Worsnop](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/author/pworsnop) [Year 5](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) Class 14 have made bridges using art straws. They learnt that the strongest shape was the triangle. The children worked together to make a truss bridge, which we then tested for strength by loading weight onto them. They didn't all work, but with some quick fixes to stabilise their structures they will work well. ### Year 5 (Class 14) - Design Technology - Art Straw Bridges [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0225.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0225.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0223.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0223.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0224.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0224.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0419.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0419.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0420.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0420.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0231.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0231.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0232.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0232.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0233.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0233.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0404.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0404.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0412.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0412.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0416.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0416.JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0234.JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/gallery/year-5-class-14-design-technology-art-straw-bridges/IMG_0234.JPG) [Design Technology](https://st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/tag/design-technology) [ Year 6 (Class 14) - 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