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Tallest Paper Tower Challenge

Details

Space: 
inside
Key Terms: 
Design
prototyping and engineering
Materials: 
Paper
tape
Glue

Lesson Overview

Teacher Overview:

Summary: Design and create the tallest freestanding tower using just one (1) sheet of paper.

 

Description:  The challenge is to see if you can design and create the tallest freestanding tower out of just one (1) sheet of paper.

 

Jump on the Internet and research different tower designs and begin designing and prototyping your tower using just one (1) sheet of paper.  The goal is to have the tallest freestanding tower! Can you make the impossible possible?

 

Extension:  Let’s put a time limit to your build.  How tall can you build your tower in just 15 minutes?

Student Summary: 

Summary: Design and create the tallest freestanding tower using just one (1) sheet of paper.

 

Description:  The challenge is to see if you can design and create the tallest freestanding tower out of just one (1) sheet of paper.

 

Jump on the Internet and research different tower designs and begin designing and prototyping your tower using just one (1) sheet of paper.  The goal is to have the tallest freestanding tower! Can you make the impossible possible?

 

Extension:  Let’s put a time limit to your build.  How tall can you build your tower in just 15 minutes?

Lesson Phases

Plan

Description: 
Capture video of the plan and of your materials.

Build

Description: 
Capture video of you building your free standing tower.

Iterate

Description: 
Capture video of a mistake or problem that you ran into.

Final Product

Description: 
Capture and measure your freestanding tower.

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