Glasgow Science Festival’s Creating Engineers Bridge Challenge

The theme for GSF25 is Glasgow Celebrates. Celebrate our city's development and regeneration throughout the years, 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. 

 

 

 

First published: 30 April 2024

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Several cartoon people exploring near a bridge

 Creating Engineers Competition