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Photo by Kylie Chambers

Tower Challenge

James Kerr —

This week the Senior Syndicate were given the challenge of constructing a tower that could hold a marshmallow at its highest point. The teams were measured from the bottom of the structure to the bottom point of the marshmallow. Teams were pre chosen and groups had 5 minutes to plan and then 25 minutes to build. The only materials they were given were masking tape, raw spaghetti and a marshmallow.

 Success criteria 

- had to be free standing, 

- there needed to be more spaghetti than tape visible 

- you had to return the marshmallow at the end. 

Amazingly all but one returned. 

A great range of designs were employed, and groups worked furiously in the allotted time. It was great to see students working together, sharing ideas, and modifying as they went along.

Image by: Kylie Chambers
Image by: Kylie Chambers
Image by: Kylie Chambers