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| When | 10:30 a.m. to 05:00 p.m. |
| Where | Scarborough
Civic Centre 150 Borough Drive, Toronto, ON M1P 4N7 North-West of McCowan Rd and Ellesmere Rd. Public Transit: subway to Kennedy, then L.R.T. to Scarborough Town Centre Driving: From Hwy401, take the McCowan South exit. |
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| Organizer | Samer Zabana, P.Eng. |
| Registration | Tom Fernandes, P.Eng. bridge@peoscarborough.ca |
| Cost | $6 entry fee per team |
We will once again proudly hold our Bridge Building Competition for Scarborough students in grades 3-6 and grades 7-8 Here, students build bridges out of Popsicle sticks, and we get to break them! This is no small task as some of them are very strong. Last year, bridges were in the 1800N (185kg) area; which means they could hold three times the weight of an adult!
Over the years that this competition has run, The quality of the best bridges and their strength/weight ratio has consistently improved. The students are learning and getting better. One thing still puzzles me though; how do the junior grades often produce bridges that consistently do better than the seniors? Visit our website and look at the results we have measured over the years.
Use of material that is not specified in the rules will be a subject for disqualification.
Prizes
There is over $1000 in prizes available to be won!!
Prizes will be awarded in the form of gift cards to the Scarborough Town Centre.
Prizes for first, second, and third place bridges will be awarded in the following categories: Performance (bridge capacity divided by bridge weight); Judges' Score
| Performance | Judges' Score | |
| 1st | $120 per team (max. of 3 team members) |
$120 per team (max. of 3 team members) |
| 2nd | $84 per team (max. of 3 team members) |
$84 per team (max. of 3 team members) |
| 3rd | $60 per team (max. of 3 team members) |
$60 per team (max. of 3 team members) |
Registration
To register, please fill in a registration form and email it to: bridge@peoscarborough.ca
The registration form, competition rules and other forms required for joining this event are available from the menu on the top right of this page. Please read the rules carefully.
Deadline for registration is Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
There is a limit to the number of teams based on the room capacity of 350 people. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Initially, entries will be limited to six teams per school, plus individually entered teams not associated with a school registration. If space permits, additional school teams will be selected from the waiting list.
Previous year's competitions reached their capacity limit and so some teams were disappointed.
Therefore, register all your teams early!
You can join us by volunteering for an exciting day of networking, learning, engineering, and bridge building fun. Volunteers are needed to handle over 350 students, teachers, and parents on the event day, including registration, computer entry, judging, ushering, bridge testing, and more. Hundreds of students, teachers, and parents and engineers will come to have fun and learn a little about engineering.
