Each group needs:

• graph paper
• protractors
• ruler
• pencils
• scissors
• 100 Popsicle sticks
• hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• 6 stickers, to tag target angles; see Figure 1
• Design a Truss Worksheet, one per student
• Data Collection Sheet, one per student

To share with the entire class:

• stacks of same-size textbooks, for compression testing
• capability to show the class the Introduction to Trusses Presentation, a PowerPoint® file