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Paper Tower Exercise - Fall 2005 Materials: one 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper, 12" of tape, scissors, 2 class periods and teamwork  early on, ballast was seen to be very important  the main focus was on the stability of the bases of the towers  there were never two bases exactly the same  and each base design idea had to be tested, approved or discarded  some towers had excellent (and beautiful) designs, but lacked functionality  stability of the tower itself was difficult to attain  four total attempts were allowed. Due to time constraints few were able to try more than two or three designs  the engineering on paper was easier than the construction  teamwork was an essential point of the exercise 
everyone took this assignment very seriously...  an initial measurement of over 117cms appeared to be a winner...  ...until 135cms measured in.... However...   The winner in four sections of classes measured in at a whopping 159cms and if it hadn't leaned, would have measured even taller! Great Job! |