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Thinking sheet · Math and science
Tower Challenge
Build the tallest tower you can from paper, test it and improve your design.
- Grades
- 1–6
- Time
- about 35 minutes
- Topic
- Math and science
- Kids practice
- engineering design, measuring, iteration
What kids do
“How tall can you build with just paper and tape?”
- Plan
- What I built
- Test results
- The secret to a tall tower:
How to run it
- Give each team 10 sheets and 1 m of tape.
- Set a 20-minute build time.
- Tower must stand on its own for 10 seconds.
Talk about it
- What made it wobble?
- Which shape was strongest?
- What would you change?
Take it further
Make it hold a book on top.
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