Spaghetti Tower Challenge by Ms. Rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2016-10-24 15:02:26 UTC 2025-12-30 18:24:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Tent.png 1. Ask leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132726321 What is the goal of the challenge?]]> 2016-10-24 15:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132726321 2. Imagine  leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132726851 What were some of your ideas that your team brainstormed? 


]]> 2016-10-24 15:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132726851 3. Plan leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132727365 Which shape did you decide on for your base? Did it give your tower a strong support?

What were your constraints? (limitations/things you had to work around)

What was the criteria for your tower?

What was your budget? How much did you spend total and how many spaghetti noodles/marshmallows did you purchase? ]]> 2016-10-24 15:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132727365 4. Create leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132732248 Which idea did your team choose to build?

Did your tower reach the criteria of 18 inches? How tall did you build your tower?

What was the hardest part about creating your tower?

Was there something that was easy during the creation of your tower?

*Include a picture of your teams' model here!

If you were not able to successfully create a tower, explain what happened. ]]> 2016-10-24 15:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132732248 5. Improve  leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132733481 What would you do differently next time? 

If your tower did not reach 18 inches, how could you achieve your goal based on your experience?]]> 2016-10-24 15:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132733481 6. Communicate  leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132735152 Examine your role in your team. Did you help your team achieve the goal?

Do you feel like your team worked well together and was willing to listen to everyone's ideas?

Team leaders only: Examine your role as a team leader. How did you help your team? What could you do better next time?]]> 2016-10-24 15:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132735152 Vocabulary  leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132742271 Tension: a pulling and stretching force
Compression: a pushing or squashing force

Think about the noodles in your tower. Which ones were in tension and which ones were in compression
(Example: the noodles at the bottom were compressed because of the weight at the top...)

]]> 2016-10-24 15:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132742271 leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132744119 2016-10-24 15:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132744119 leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132744635 2016-10-24 15:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132744635 leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132745532 2016-10-24 15:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132745532 leah_rothrock https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132745597 2016-10-24 15:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leah_rothrock/jqt2o1kxv9hc/wish/132745597