Spaghetti Tower Challenge by Taylor Rintharamy https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y Made with big dreams en-us 2016-12-12 19:57:27 UTC 2025-10-17 13:44:11 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Ask 7492654774 https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143232413 What is the task/problem that you were given to solve?
We were given a task to build a tower made out of noodles and marshmallows, with a height of at least 24 inches.]]> 2016-12-12 20:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143232413 2. Imagine 7492654774 https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143233528 What were some of your ideas that your team brainstormed? 
We were thinking on building a square like tower.

]]> 2016-12-12 20:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143233528 3. Plan 7492654774 https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143234176 Which shape did you decide on for your base? Did it give your tower a strong support?
   We had a base the shape of a square. 

What were your constraints? (limitations/things you had to work around)
    Our constraint was to make the design stand at least 10 sec or more.

What was the criteria for your tower?
   Our criteria was that it at least had to be 24 inches or more.

What was your budget? How much did you spend total and how many spaghetti noodles/marshmallows did you purchase?
Our budget was $40, we got 80 marshmallows and 80 noodles. ]]> 2016-12-12 20:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143234176 4. Create 7492654774 https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143235723 Which idea did your team choose to build?
A tower.
Did your tower reach the criteria of 24 inches? How tall did you build your tower?
No, it did not. Our tower was 8-10 inches.

What was the hardest part about creating your tower?
The hardest part was to make it stay by itself.

Was there something that was easy during the creation of your tower?
The first box/layer was probably easy because it was more balanced.


*Include a picture of your teams' model here!

If you were not able to successfully create a tower, explain what happened. 
Our tower kept falling and some of the noodles were long and short, so not even. ]]> 2016-12-12 20:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143235723 5. Improve 7492654774 https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143236924 What would you do differently next time? 
  I would make a steadier base and since we had 80 marshmallows and noodles, we would have paired both of the noodles.

If your tower did not reach 24 inches, how could you achieve your goal based on your experience?
  Make it wider and a little more heavier.

]]> 2016-12-12 20:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143236924 6. Communicate 7492654774 https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143237682   Did you help your team achieve the goal?\
 Yes, we made 3 plans if one or another didn't work out we would use another plan.
  Do you feel like your team worked well together and was willing to listen to everyone's ideas?
  The


]]> 2016-12-12 20:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143237682 Vocabulary 7492654774 https://padlet.com/7492654774/nn51k6cohb9y/wish/143473056 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...)
The noodles had tension and the marshamallows were in between 2 noodles on either side of the base.
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