Saint Leo, high school students invited to participate in annual bridge-building contest
Calling all future and amateur engineers and scientists! Saint Leo University’s Department of Natural Sciences is hosting its annual Popsicle® stick bridge competition, 6-8 p.m., Thursday, March 9, in Selby Auditorium in Lewis Hall.
Saint Leo and Pasco County high school students are invited to design and build Popsicle® stick bridges and compete in this contest. The winners will be selected in two categories: the strongest bridge that can hold the most weight and the Most Aesthetically-Pleasing Bridge that receives the most votes from the audience!
Faculty and staff are asked to encourage students to participate. They may email Dr. Harsha Perera, assistant professor of physics and physical sciences in the College of Arts and Science, Harsha.Perera@saintleo.edu, by February 18. Teams of one to three students may compete, and members should come up with a name for their bridge. The goal of the contest is to build the strongest possible bridge using only Elmer’s® glue and no more than 200 standard Popsicle® sticks. The entries must bridge a 1.2-meter span as described in the contest rules.
The public is invited to attend the event to watch the teams compete and see which bridge can hold the most weight (and which bridges collapse quickly)!
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