Cards and Straws Solutions

Once again, Boo and Zee did a marvelous job! Read more about it here.

And check out these super solutions from a 5th grade class!

And, here is Isiah's wonderful solution.

Congratulations everyone for thinking hard!

Cards and Straws

Build the largest structure you can and send it's measurements in with your pictures. You may use -- one box of paperclips, one bag of straws, and one deck of cards.

Good luck!

Cantilevers

Using the following materials --build the longest cantilever you can.

One roll of scotch tape
One hundred straws

Good luck! Be sure to include your measurements when you send in your solution.

Giant Geometrics Solutions -- Week Thirty-Four

Orca and Alce joined us for the first time this week, creating some amazing structures -- a cube/triangular prism and a square/pyramid. You should be extremely proud! To read more about their process, go here.




Once again, Snufkin and Moomintroll did a magnificent job. Snufkin displayed hers by hanging it like an objet d'art from the lampstand. Moomintroll made a 3D crown-like shape, which his cat is modelling. He then made a larger structure that balanced nicely on the edge of the armchair.





Zee also did an absolutely marvelous job with his giant geometric shapes. I hope you are smiling proudly Zee! You can read more about his process here.

Week Thirty-Four -- Geometrical Shapes

Place a box/bag of straws and a box of paperclips on the table. Tell your students to make the largest geometrical shape that they can (preferably 3D). Remind them that there are more shapes than a simple cube. They may use scissors in construction but not the solution.