 |
| So excited to have it taller than our meter stick! |
In science, the fourth and fifth graders have been experimenting with building towers. We are learning the design process and about the forces that work on buildings and structures to get them to stand. The students have also been having a lot of fun try different designs with their materials and working to improve their towers. One tower became even taller than the students building it! During our first week, we worked to build towers out of index cards and tape (although, none of the groups chose to use their tape). During the second week, the students were given a package of spaghetti, tape, string, and one marshmallow to mark the top and add some weight as a challenge. Their designs were certainly interesting!
 |
| Trying a pyramid |
 |
| Students quickly found that flat cards didn't work well. |
 |
| This was the tallest: above their heads! |
 |
| This was a very stable, but short design. |
 |
| There were also countless falling towers. |
 |
Yes, this was a very messy project. It wasn't too bad
until some kids tried to put glue on their hands to help clean it up. |
 |
| Dropping spaghetti at least got some to stand. |
 |
He hoped adding a big base would help.
This one, unfortunately, didn't stand. |
 |
This group tried to make theirs tall, but it had trouble standing.
They also tried using string taped to the table to help it stand.
If they had 10 more minutes, they would have worked out the kinks. |
 |
| Another dropping try |
 |
These girls had a great idea to tie groups
together like a tepee! It stood!!! |
 |
| Trying to use string to get it to stand. |
 |
| Does this count Miss Loid? No. |
 |
Look Miss Loid! Adding a bigger base by threading
spaghetti in and taping it made ours stand! |
