STEM WEEK
This week Primary 5 took part in various activities as part of our STEM focus week.
Our activities consisted of building the tallest, free-standing tower out of paper.
We were limited to the amount of paper we were allowed to use and the amount of tape.
We found the challenge particularly difficult because we did not ration our materials. It was a great learning experience. Mrs Scott gave us a second chance at the activity, however, this time we had greater success.
Not only did we learn about the importance of the structure, the design and base of the tower but we also learned about team effort, equal participation and positive encouragement to our peers.
We all absolutely loved the task.
Our second task was designing a structure that would hold an egg (which hadn't been boiled...eek!)
The structure was made from only two materials; spaghetti and marshmallows. We all originally thought this task was going to be easy. However, it was the complete opposite.
We learned the importance of creating a strong base and structure.
We had loads of fun in this task. It was really exciting testing the structures to find which were successful.
5 out of the 7 structures were able to support the egg. Great results!
Our activities consisted of building the tallest, free-standing tower out of paper.
We were limited to the amount of paper we were allowed to use and the amount of tape.
We found the challenge particularly difficult because we did not ration our materials. It was a great learning experience. Mrs Scott gave us a second chance at the activity, however, this time we had greater success.
Not only did we learn about the importance of the structure, the design and base of the tower but we also learned about team effort, equal participation and positive encouragement to our peers.
We all absolutely loved the task.
Our second task was designing a structure that would hold an egg (which hadn't been boiled...eek!)
The structure was made from only two materials; spaghetti and marshmallows. We all originally thought this task was going to be easy. However, it was the complete opposite.
We learned the importance of creating a strong base and structure.
We had loads of fun in this task. It was really exciting testing the structures to find which were successful.
5 out of the 7 structures were able to support the egg. Great results!
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