Boost Learning with Hands-On Testing
The Go Direct Structures & Materials Tester is an excellent tool for teaching engineering concepts and design processes. Students evaluate truss, bridge, or other structure strength by measuring the applied load and deflection and graphing the resulting data in real time. Students can more easily apply the redesign phase of the engineering design process, as the tester will cause the weakest element of a structure to fail, leaving the remaining elements intact. 

Investigate Structures
Get your students learning right away with the included NGSS-aligned Materials Testing: Beams to Bridges with Go Direct^® Structures & Materials Tester e-book. Students complete these engaging activities to investigate various materials and structures. Topics include beams, trusses, determining modulus of elasticity, and bridges.

The Go Direct Structures & Materials Tester also ships with a well-outfitted tackle kit that includes a 50 x 50 x 6 mm and a 50 x 80 x 6 mm aluminum load plate, chain, rods, U-bolts, and other accessories to make it quick and easy to load bridges, materials, beams, and structures of varying sizes and shapes.

Add the Truss Tester Accessory if you are testing trusses, like “Study of Trusses”, the fourth activity in the included e-book.

Use Competition for Motivation
Boost student motivation and learning with bridge-building competitions. Our free Go Direct Bridge Competition Software provides immediate, side-by-side comparisons of structure strength for your entire class. The software provides real-time graphing, giving students immediate feedback on bridge performance.