Hands-On Learning
August 30, 2016: Marshmallow Challenge
Objective: Groups used 20 pieces of spaghetti, 1 yard of string, and 1 yard of masking tape to construct the tallest free-standing structure that could hold the weight of one marshmallow. The winning height in period 1 was 20 inches, and the winning height in period 4 was 26 inches. Ted Talk (7 minutes) on the Marshmallow Challenges and its uses in team building Instructions: How the challenge works |
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