Students demonstrate increasingly sophisticated analytical and evaluation skills and a disposition toward critical thinking including the ability to:
I will be a better student if I act on the following beliefs:
The Marshmallow and Toothpick Tower
Learning Objective: To build a tower using only marshmallows and toothpicks that helps to teach communication and critical thinking skills
Materials: Half a bag of mini marshmallows per group; 25 wooden toothpicks
Instructions:
Extension:
Test how much weight the structure can hold by placing a few pennies in a margarine tub lid and setting it on top of the tower. Add pennies one by one and see how many it takes to bust the tower.
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