Take On the SuperStructures Bridge Engineering Challenge at Springdale Public Library
Fifth through seventh graders get to build a LEGO bridge, put it to the test, and then make it stronger at the Springdale Public Library on November 12. Know a kid who looks at a pile of anything and thinks “load-bearing”? SuperStructures has their name on it.
THE DEETS
📆 Thursday, November 12, 2026
🕑 4-5 p.m.
📍 Springdale Public Library, 405 S Pleasant St, Springdale
🎟️ Register
Source: Snapology of Fayetteville, AR
Build It, Test It, Beef It Up
The hour starts with the science: how different types of bridges handle forces and loads. Then your student designs and builds a LEGO bridge of their own. Every design gets put to the test, and that’s when the real challenge kicks in. They figure out what held, what didn’t, and how to strengthen and improve it. It’s a span-tastic way to spend a Thursday afternoon, and we’re not even a little sorry about that pun.
Source: Snapology of Fayetteville, AR
A Garver Engineer Brings It Back to Springdale
Every bridge you drive across in Northwest Arkansas started as a design problem someone had to solve before a single beam went up. Snapology teams up with Garver for the afternoon, and a Garver engineer will share how these same ideas get used in the real world. The bridge on the table suddenly has a lot in common with the ones your kid rides over on the way home.
Source: Snapology of Fayetteville, AR
Next Up: Shake Things Up
Bridge day has a companion. The Super Structures series also includes an earthquake engineering program, where your student designs a tall structure with a base-isolation system and puts it to the test in a simulated earthquake. LEGO towers go up against a quake of their own. Follow Snapology of Fayetteville, AR on Facebook to keep up with their programs.
See you there, NWA.
