Snapshot of challenges

Here is a bit of a snapshot of some of the challenges we've done over the last term and a half. Some were easier than others. Lots were fun. Students had to communicate their ideas with others, have an idea and give it a go, trial what they had made, and make modification. Sometimes all groups succeed, other times only some of the groups succeed. But students learnt plenty even when theirs didn't work. 

Build a raft out of straws and string to float 'people' for 20 seconds.

Create a free standing marble run that makes the marble go at least 3 meters from start to finish and hits the bottle. 

Create a stretcher out of newspaper, string and 10 meters of tape. Carry a 'patient' through a obstacle course with one person blindfolded.

Follow the directions on this blog https://www.teachstarter.com/easy-fun-origami-box-kids/ to create a colourful origami box.