 
Links
Sodaplay
http://www.sodaplay.com/index.htm
A cool site where you can construct models made of masses,
springs and muscles. You can put your finished models
in the "sodazoo" along with the other masterpieces,
like strange pulsing octopi, spinning robot creatures,
dogs wagging their tails, and any other bouncing shapes
the computer and imagination can muster.
West Point Bridge Design Contest
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm
The competition is now accepting submissions for 2004,
so get ready! Here's where the United States Military
Academy hosts annual West Point Bridge Design Contest,
in which middle school and high school students ages
13 and up compete in teams for a $15,000 scholarship.
On the website youll find the West Point Bridge
Designer software, which provides budding designers
with the tools to model, test, and optimize a steel
highway bridge.
Kids & Careers, from the American Society of Civil
Engineers
http://www.asce.org/kids/
Everything you want to know about civil engineering:
what it is, its history, how it touches your daily life,
careers in civil engineering, and more. Plus, games
and screensavers galore.
Chronic Logic
http://www.chroniclogic.com/
More engineering-related games and software, including
Pontifex, in which the player designs and builds bridges,
and Triptych, a fast-paced puzzler with rotating, different-colored
blocks. You can order the games or try the demos. Visit
a related site, http://www.bridgebuilder-game.com/,
for additional information about Chronic Logic.
 
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