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Description

Who can build the tallest tower with the materials provided.

Resources

20 sticks of spaghetti per group
1 yard of tape per group
1 yard of string per group
1 giant marshmallow per group
Optional: Chronometer, rulers, pens, etc.

Instructions

For this activity, you need to pair up with a friend or create groups.

Each group should grab the materials and start building the tallest possible tower with a marshmallow on top. You have a maximum of 10 minutes to build the tower.

The tower must have a marshmallow at the top and can only use 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, and one yard of string.

Once you finish building the tower and decide who has the tallest one, make sure to discuss these questions:
Was it difficult to build this tower as a team?
What was the biggest challenge you had?
How did you feel about this creative problem-solving activity?
Did you have fun?

Tags

• Building
• Problem solving
• team building
• teamwork
• towers

Badge Links

• Scientist - Tower
• Skills - Problem solving
• Teamwork - Team-building