Marshmallow
Challenge
Name:
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stem and team-building activity
Materials:
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20 sticks of spaghetti
1 meter of masking tape
1 meter of string
1 marshmallow
1 pair of scissors (to cut the materials only)
Think About It:
1.) What makes a tall structure sturdy?
2.) How can you use the provided materials to support a marshmallow on top?
Plan It Out!
Illustrate your team’s structure in the space below.
Illustrate your structure in the space below.
Share Ideas
with Team.
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Marshmallow
Challenge
Measure It!
Time to measure the freestanding structures.
Record the class results in the table below.
Group #
Height (cm)
s t e m
a n d
t e a m - b u i l d i n g
a c t i v i t y
2.) How did your team work together?
Group 1
a)
What worked well?
b)
What didn’t go as smoothly?
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Reflect on It!
1.) Describe your team’s design process. Did you discuss what you
thought you should do and then build it? Or, did you build and
test as you went along?
3.) What surprised you most about this activity?
4.) This activity has been conducted by kindergarten students through business
school graduate students. Which grade level or age of participant do you
think builds the tallest, freestanding structure?
a)
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Why do you think that?
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