Straw Tower
A team of two will build a tower made or of 50 straws. The team will have 45 minutes to complete the tower. The tower must be able to support a
5 cm. X 5 cm. loading block.
Update: For Straw Towers we will be using 5cm x 5cm pieces of cardboard as loading blocks as stated in the clarifications.
For events requiring scissors, teams will only be provided with one pair to share.
5 cm. X 5 cm. loading block.
Update: For Straw Towers we will be using 5cm x 5cm pieces of cardboard as loading blocks as stated in the clarifications.
For events requiring scissors, teams will only be provided with one pair to share.
Building Instructions The students will have up to 30 minutes to build for each event (time is a tie-breaker). The other 15 minutes is used for directions at the beginning (5 minutes) and testing towers/bridges at the end (10 minutes). The state uses the same 45 minute session blocks of time.