This is an activity that we are going to do in class tomorrow. You will receive 12 index cards and 36 inches of tape. Using only these materials, you will try to build a strong structure that can hold textbooks. The goal is to see how many books it can hold. think about what makes things stronger. Below are two example that I did. The first one did not hold many text books. The second held more. What do you notice about these two structures? Think about how big the textbooks are, they will need to be able to balance on your structure.
This is an activity that we are going to do in class tomorrow. You will receive 12 index cards and 36 inches of tape. Using only these materials, you will try to build a strong structure that can hold textbooks. The goal is to see how many books it can hold. think about what makes things stronger. Below are two example that I did. The first one did not hold many text books. The second held more. What do you notice about these two structures? Think about how big the textbooks are, they will need to be able to balance on your structure.
Try #1
Before:Try #2
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