Marshmallow Challenge

Another way we have fostered community and risk taking was through the marshmallow challenge. Students were put into groups with 20 pieces of spaghetti, a yard of tape, a yard of string and a marshmallow. The challenge was to build the tallest, free standing structure that would support a marshmallow. Below are students working working together to come up with a design.

This challenged proved very difficult for the students! Marshmallows are much heavier than you would think. Out of 12 groups, only 6 groups were able to make a structure to support the marshmallow. Here are a few of the groups who had success.