Doing · Imagination and building
20 min · 10 sheets of paper, tape, ruler
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Build the tallest paper tower
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Use 10 sheets of paper and 30 cm of tape. Your tower must stand on its own for 10 seconds.
- Plan: draw your first tower.
- Test: build it and measure it.
- Improve: draw and build a better one.
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: Plan, test, improve is how engineers work. The first try is supposed to teach you something.
- What made version 2 taller or stronger?
- What would you try for version 3?
Extend it: Have a family tower challenge with the same rules.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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