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Marshmallow Towers
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Marshmallow Towers was the very first experiment we did at the Boys and Girls Club! With Marshmallow towers we hoped to learn the skills of teamwork and collaboration and the science behind shapes, structure, and architecture. We did this by dividing up into teams of 3-5 people per team and competed to make the tallest free-standing tower, using the supplies of spaghetti sticks, tape, string, and scissors, that can hold the weight of one regular marshmallow.
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Materials
- 30 Sticks of Spaghetti
- 1 Yard of Tape
- 1 Yard of String
- 1 Pair of Scissors
- 1 Regular Marshmowall
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How to:
Divide yourselves into groups with equal numbers of people per group. Gather your supplies to make sure each group has the materials listed above. Set a timer for 20-30 minutes (you can decide based on how challenging you would like this project to be).
Before you start, brainstorm for 10 minutes on some ways you can approach building the structure. Some of the kids knew they wanted to use triangles throughout their projects because it's the strongest shape. They also knew they wanted to start off by building a strong base to have a stable foundation. They also thought of some of the restrictions they had while building this tower, like how gravity will push the tower down if it's too heavy at the top, etc.
After the 20-30 minutes is up, measure each free-standing tower that is holding a marshmallow and measure from the base of the tower to the marshmallow.