Name ___________________

Directions: In the book Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty, Iggy must build a
bridge to save his
teacher and
classmates from
an abandoned
island. In this
engineering
challenge, students
will use gumdrops
and toothpicks to
create their own
bridge. Sketch a
blueprint design of
how you will build a
new bridge for
Iggy’s town. Then
get to work!

Directions:
Answer the
questions below
based on the
book, Iggy
Peck, Architect,
by Andrea
Beaty.

1. How do
Iggy and
his

classmates work together in the end? _______

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2. Architects, designers, and engineers build things to solve problems

or to make things better. What other jobs require people to problem
solve? ________________________________________________
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3. How did you and your partner work together to build a bridge for
Iggy?__________________________________________________
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4. How many gumdrops did your group use? _________

How many toothpicks did your group use? _________
What other materials do you wish you could’ve used and why?
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