TALLEST paper TOWER
OVERVIEW:
In a group of no more than 3 people you will design a free standing paper tower that will be as tall as possible from the floor.
MATERIALS:
Six sheets of 8.5 x 11 pieces of paper
One meter of masking tape.
Six sheets of 8.5 x 11 pieces of paper
One meter of masking tape.
DIRECTIONS:
Use the design process and with your team create a group OR shared slide show using Google Slides that journeys your tallest paper challenge. Each step has to be represented on your slide show. Each slide needs to represent one aspect of the design process. There should be a title on the slide that relates to the design process step and either video, pictures, and text to detail the design process step from your groups work.
- Identify or Define the Problem
- Brainstorming/planning
- Design
- Build and Test
- Evaluate (Please state what you would change in your design, how you might change your structure, the base, the shape of the paper, where you use the tape, etc)
- Re-design
- (*The share step will be done through your slide show and website*)
SHARING
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ASSESSMENT
You will have two chances to do this task. Your Re-design and second opportunity comes after your reflection on your groups first attempt.
Evaluation Checklist: - Slide show on your webpage - Success of your tower - Clarity of the design process on your slideshow. You will be Assessed on completion of the checklist above, and the curricular competencies for this task using the proficiency scale
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CURRICULAR COMPETENCIES
Defining
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