2012 Results - Click Here
***Future competitions may have modified rules.****
Event Pictures:
Bridges
Contestants
Pre-event
pictures
Event
Pictures - set 1
Event
Pictures - set 2
Souvenir 2012
Click to view Souvenir
Media Reports
Scarborough Mirror - Mar 09, 2012
Agenda - 3rd March 2012 - BBC 2012
| 10:30 AM | Check-in Registration |
| 12:00 PM | Event Emcees: TBA |
| 12:05 PM | Welcome by BBC2012 Event Manager: Dr. Jega Jeganathan, P.Eng. |
| 12:10 PM | Contest Procedures: |
| 12:15 PM | Competition Begins |
| 3:15 PM | Message from Chair of Scarborough Chapter - PEO |
| 3:20 PM | Messages from Guests |
| 3:50 PM | Distribution of Prizes – Bridge Performance and Assessment of Judges |
| 4.20 PM | Special Prize to Teachers |
| 4:30 PM | Group Pictures of Winners |
| 5:00 PM | Thank you by Event Manager |
Distinguished Guests:
To be Announced
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Articles for the BBC 2012 Souvenir: We welcome articles from students/teachers on Bridges in general or their experiences in building 'Popsicle Stick Bridges' for inclusion in the BBC 2012 or future Souvenir. Please send your articles, pictures, etc. by 17 Feb 2012 to bridge@peoscarborough.ca.
Event Information
| When | 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 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. |
| Map |  |
| Registration | Please visit |
| Cost | $6 entry fee per team |
We are proud to hold our 9th Annual Bridge Building Competition for Scarborough students in grades 3-6 (Junior) and grades 7-8 (Senior).
Students build bridges out of Popsicle sticks and White school glue, and we break them right in front of them and a large audience! This is not a small task as some of the bridges built were very strong.
Over the years that this competition has been 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 though; how do the junior grades often produce bridges that consistently do better than the seniors? Visit our website and look at the results observed over the years.
Rules and acceptable material for bridge construction
Click here for "Rules of the Game" and Bridge
Specifications
Use of material that is not specified in the rules will be a subject to disqualification.
*** Prizes Prizes Prizes
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Over $1000 in prizes are expected to be won!!
Total of 36 prizes!
Prizes will be awarded in the form of gift cards.
Bridge Performance (bridge capacity divided by bridge weight) Score and Judges'
Score will be evaluated independently for both Senior and Junior levels. The
prizes for first, second, and third place will be awarded to each category
(Performance, Judges' Score) at each level (Senior, Junior)
Separate Prize for Performance and Judges' Score at each level
(Senior/Junior)
| Performance
Senior/Junior |
Judges' Score
Senior/Junior |
|
| 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) |
Special Prize for Teachers
Special Prize for Teachers based on Quantity (Number of Teams) and Quality (Performance of Bridge)Registration - Closing 17 Feb 2012
Please make sure spellings are correct before clicking on SUBMIT.
The competition rules and other forms required for
participating at this competition are available from the menu on the top left
of this page. Please read the rules carefully.
Deadline for registration is
Friday, February 17, 2012. New Deadline - Feb 24,
2012
Signed 'Parental Conscent Form' and Fee of $ 6 per team to be presented at the Registration Desk on March 03, 2012.
The first 100 teams registered will be allowed to participate in the competition, since the maximum number of people allowed stay in the Council Chamber is limited to 350.
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.
