As part of Science Week 2019, the middle room completed another task which focused on construction. This time the children were challenged to build a tower of more than one floor out of Spaghetti and Marshmallows. The key skills focused on again in this lesson were creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking.
To begin the class reviewed previous work which we have completed on construction and what our buildings might need to be able to support there own weight. The children were given a limited number of resources and had to plan and design their building keeping this in mind.
To begin the class reviewed previous work which we have completed on construction and what our buildings might need to be able to support there own weight. The children were given a limited number of resources and had to plan and design their building keeping this in mind.
With their plans completed, the children set about constructing their towers. There were some issues and great discussions were had along the way. Each table completed the task of creating a tower that could support it's own weight and was more than 1 level.
With the towers created, it was time for one last test! The Mr McGuire Earthquake! Thankfully all buildings survived.
