ANNUAL DESIGN CHALLENGE BUILDS BRIDGES
ANNUAL DESIGN CHALLENGE BUILDS BRIDGES
During the discoverED 2025 collaborative design challenge, an unprecedented more than 15,000 students from across the state built bridges – both in structure and symbolically.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of discoverED, students took on a meaningful task: to create, build, and refine a bridge from toothpicks, marshmallows, and tape that would allow salamanders to cross a road safely. The challenge was designed by Kerr Elementary School computer science teacher Stan Strzempek. As part of the joint experience, students worked virtually with peers from demographically different partner schools, fostering connection and understanding.
More than 500 participating students from the Pittsburgh region had the opportunity to engage in an additional STEAM lesson and then gather in person for the design challenge at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown.
discoverED, coordinated every year by the Fox Chapel Area School District, serves as the annual kickoff to Remake Learning Days across Pennsylvania.
The sponsors for discoverED 2025 were the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, EQT Corp., the Fox Chapel Area School District, Remake Learning, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, and The Grable Foundation.
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