Here are a few more pictures from the Spaghetti Tower Challenge.
These 5th grade students were the winners! Their tower was 16 1/2 inches tall!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Spaghetti Tower Adventure
Yesterday, we researched and learned all about the different types of engineering. From industrial engineering to food engineering. Each student was given one field to research. After discussing each type of engineering, we became civil engineers. Each team of engineers was given one big marshmallow, one yard of yarn, one yard of tape and 25 pieces of spaghetti. Students were given 30 minutes to design and build the highest spaghetti tower possible. What an engineering challenge this was! The tallest was 15 inches!
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Welcome to GATE- Group Fun!
We have had a successful start to the year! Students began the year building relationships and learning how to work successfully in groups. As an introduction activity, students were given the task to build the biggest index card house possible in 10 minutes... while being completely SILENT! They enjoyed the task! We talked about the challenges and successes of each building process. They loved it, even the being silent part!! :)
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