Today’s Challenge: Using only provided materials ( 6 straws, 1 piece of paper, a piece of tinfoil, 12 inches of masking tape, 2 paperclips, 2 pieces of string, 1 envelope, and 2 pipe cleaners)  create a structure that holds two cups as high as possible and as far apart as possible.

 

Teamwork Rubric Focus:

 

My goal for participation today while working in my group is…

to not interrupt my group

My Individual Plan <insert photo of sketch and/or type out a plan>

Why I think my plan will be successful:

I think it will be successful because it has a lot of support, and it is decent in size and pretty wide 

My Groups Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out the plan>

We chose this plan because…

it looked like it would work the best and it was well written.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

it might fall apart, or not support the cups.

Each group member will be responsible for…

AK: builder  AK: builder  JB: documenter  GL: documenter  

After the Build

<insert photo of completed structure >

Our design worked well because…

it was well supported and decent in size and I think it was creative 

This activity was challenging because…

our structure was very original so it was very sensitive.  

This activity was comfortable because….

everyone did their job well and we didn’t argue 

I met my participation goal by…

not interrupting my group mates 

A strength of my team was….

we finished on time and talked to each other 

An area of growth for my team is…

we helped each other if they needed it 

For our next challenge, my new participation goal for myself is…

to participate more