Another library design challenge for Prep (Foundation) students. After reading Dr. Seuss' 'Ten Apples up on Top', students worked in small teams to design and build the tallest apple tower. Their apple needed to balance on the top of their tower and they were not allowed to hold it during the 'testing' phase. We measured each tower using unifix cubes.
They were so engaged and it was great to hear their collaborative discussions:
"What if we use plasticine to make it more stable?"
"Oh yeah... that is a good idea. Also, we could put the plasticine on the top to sit the apple on."
"Would that be balancing though?"
"There wasn't a rule about that!"
So much fun with these little engineers!
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