Creating Engineers Bridge Challenge

Published: 30 April 2024

Design and model a bridge, Glasgow Science Festival

Glasgow Science Festival’s Creating Engineers Bridge Challenge

The theme for GSF24 is Glasgow’s Transforming. The city is undergoing significant change through development and regeneration, including three new bridges one of which is being built just outside the Riverside Museum. 

1) We want you to:

  • Design a bridge using the available K'Nex 
  • Demonstrate it can support the weight of two tyres

Show your completed design to the GSF team (GSF info table) and receive a pin badge

The Glasgow Science Festival (GSF) Creating Engineers competition has run for nearly two decades. Each year, we welcome over 12,000 primary 5 & 6 pupils from across the West of Scotland and surrounds to take part.

Pupils work in pairs and compete through four rounds (Classroom, Cluster, Regional Final & Grand Final) for the chance to become the Glasgow Science Festival Creating Engineers Champions. The competition tests the pupils on their teamwork, problem solving, construction skills and creativity through engineering-based challenges. 

As part of GSF24, we are inviting schools to take part in our Creating Engineers 2024 Classroom Challenge, anytime throughout June. Today we invite you to have a go!

If you're a school who might be interested in taking part in Creating Engineers in the future, you can find out more info on the Glasgow Science Festival Creating Engineers webpages.

 

 

First published: 30 April 2024

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Cartoon lady pointing to a blueprint on the left, car in the middle, train on a train track on the right.

Glasgow Science Festival: Creating Engineers Primary School Challenge

Creating Engineers 2024 Classroom Challenge