Today, after sport, we had a go at our first STEM activity.
What is the tallest structure you can make using all of the marshmallows and spaghetti?
Everyone worked with a partner to try to build the tallest structure they could. The tower had to be free standing and not supported by anything else. Our room was a buzz with possibilities. For many, the greatest challenge was not to eat the marshmallows before the tower was built! We spent the last 10 minutes of our lesson deciding why some structures were successful and others were not. We then applied these ideas to real life situations. In the end June and Melanie created the tallest tower at 62cm tall. A great effort girls!
Maybe you could have a go at this at home. Let us know if you can beat the girls' tower.
S TEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) activities are collaborative; allowing students to work closely together in a hands-on and creative way to solve problems. Our first challenge was-
What is the tallest structure you can make using all of the marshmallows and spaghetti?
Everyone worked with a partner to try to build the tallest structure they could. The tower had to be free standing and not supported by anything else. Our room was a buzz with possibilities. For many, the greatest challenge was not to eat the marshmallows before the tower was built! We spent the last 10 minutes of our lesson deciding why some structures were successful and others were not. We then applied these ideas to real life situations. In the end June and Melanie created the tallest tower at 62cm tall. A great effort girls!
Maybe you could have a go at this at home. Let us know if you can beat the girls' tower.