First Annual Marshmallow Challenge

Let's but tell that solar daytime 2 of yr 2 was amazing! The $2.95 I spent on supplies for this activeness was coin well-spent! When my students entered the classroom, they saw this message on the Smart Board.

Marshmallow Challenge Message

Of course, they instantly wanted to know what The Marshmallow Challenge was. Even to a greater extent than than that, they wanted to know if they got to swallow marshmallows...

I used the next slide to explicate the rules:

Marshmallow Challenge Rules

I learned most The Marshmallow Challenge from watching this TED Talk. The premise is simple. In groups of four, students are given xviii minutes to prepare the tallest tower possible using twenty sticks of spaghetti, 1 yard tape, 1 yard string. The tower must endure freestanding, as well as it must back upwardly a marshmallow. The marshmallow must endure the highest betoken on the structure.

The Necessary Supplies

I had then much fun but walking to a greater extent than or less as well as eavesdropping on the conversations that ensued equally students discussed the best means to build their towers. I liked that at that spot was a clearly defined fourth dimension restrain because it forced my students to genuinely focus.

And earlier I part amongst you lot the results, I bring to tell you lot most what I learned. Some people swallow dry out spaghetti. I fully expected my students to enquire to swallow the extra marshmallows. But spaghetti?

Here are some of the results:

I loved where my students were going amongst this tower, but it definitely did non rest standing subsequently they allow go.

This squad argued that they should win an abide by for edifice the sturdiest tower fifty-fifty if it wasn't the tallest.

The Second Highest Tower of the Day: 64 centimeters

This is some other tower amongst impressive elevation that straight off collapsed.

This nine centimeter tower was the alone tower that genuinely remained standing 1 cast period.

The Tallest Tower of the Day: 64.5 centimeters