Straw Tower Activity—2 day activity for team building and developing norms for effective and productive student collaboration
Materials Each group gets
30 straws bundled with a rubber band
1 meter of masking tape
Activity Day 1
Students should be seated in groups of 3-4. Give the directions for this activity and then provide students 20-30 minutes to complete their towers. (Make sure to time the activity)
Students will work collaboratively to create a straw tower using only the materials provided. They have to create free-standing towers (meaning the towers cannot be taped to desks or staying upright by leaning on a table/wall or use the ceiling). They only get the tape provided, if they mess up the tape (get it stuck together) they do not get any more, they need to be careful. Prizes will be awarded for 2 categories: best design and tallest free-standing tower.
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