Marshmallow+Design+Challenge

= = The Marshmallow Design Challenge

To understand how you collaborate and problem solve within a group.
 * Learning Outcome:**

1. In teams, build the tallest free standing structure that you can using only the materials that you are given. 2. You have exactly 18 minutes to create your structure. 3. When time is called you must stop and back away from your structure. 4. Your structure qualifies only if it is freestanding and it has a marshmallow on top.
 * Design Challenge:**

Each team is given 1 marshmallow, 1 yard of masking tap, 1 yard string, 20 sticks of uncooked spaghetti. (You have scissors to cut the string but don't use them for anything else).
 * Materials:**

After time is called, we will measure each structure. The team with the tallest structure wins.
 * Determining the Winners:**

1. Within your team discuss how your team collaborated and approached the problem solving task. 2. Post your team's response on newlit.org 3. Respond to at least one other team's post. 4. Feel free to try this with your students and let them reflect on how they collaborated and approached the task.
 * Reflection on the Process:**

ViewTom Wujec's Marshmallow Design Challenge. media type="custom" key="7170547"

View Dr. Spires' class doing the Challenge. media type="custom" key="7170627"

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