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CZ - Kostelní 1320/42, 170 00 Praha 7

National Technical Museum: transport builders

A short engineering mission on Prague's Letná, without racing through the entire museum.

01

Before your visit

Agree to examine just a few objects closely. Let the child choose transport or building.

02

Play at the venue

Find an object that carries something and one that powers something. Point to a part you think each needs to work. Check its name and actual purpose on the exhibit label.

03

Continue at home

Build an arch bridge and identify the parts supporting the road.

Build and test

Arch bridge: support a roadway

Curve cardboard into an arch underneath a paper roadway. Compare the bridge with and without its support.

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