STEAM Challenge: Build a Straw Bridge!
FREE👶 Ages 5–11Course📍 Fairfield

STEAM Challenge: Build a Straw Bridge!

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📍Fairfield Public Library — Main Library · 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 Get directions ↗
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Join us at the Main Library for a building challenge in which you will design and construct a bridge using straws. Test your structure’s strength and stability to see how much weight it can hold. Think like an engineer, make improvements, and see if your bridge can stand strong! For children in grades K-5. Registration is required. Children attend independently. Parent or caregiver must remain in the Library during the event. Space is limited. Registration opens on Tuesday, September 29. Please note that failure to cancel at least 24 hours before the event or not attending the event at all will result in a limited ability to register for future events.

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