PAPER TOWER CHALLENGE
Discovering the Scientific Method
Purpose: Construct the tallest free – standing (can not be fixed to
surface) paper tower. The tower should be a minimum of 40 cm.
It should stand on its own without any assistance for three seconds.
Materials: One standard 8.5” x 11” sheet of typing paper and 12”
of masking tape
Tools: Ruler, scissors, and pencil
Observations (things you should know before you begin):
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Hypothesis (neat-to scale sketch of tower on back of this sheet)
Lab Components:
Independent / Manipulated variable:
Dependent / Responding variable:
Controlled variables:
Experiment: Construct your tower and test its stability
Analysis and Conclusions: What is the maximum height of your
tower? _________cm
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Things you learned
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Something you would try differently