During their first unit in the school’s Discovery Lab, John Lewis Childs School fifth graders are learning about bridges. Working in groups, the students create truss bridges out of connector strips.

How many times have you walked or driven over a bridge without really noticing it? Not many bridges are as noticeable as the Golden Gate. In Amesbury, there are 11 bridges. Do you know where they are?

As part of the 45th Capital Region E-Week Model Bridge & Catwalk Competition, middle and high school students were challenged to build a model truss-type or arch-type bridge out of balsa wood and ...