Build a Tower, Build a Team

🔨 Build a Tower, Build a Team

Challenge even the most creative thinkers and leave your team wanting s’more!

Teams will collaborate together to build the tallest freestanding structure possible that can support a marshmallow using common household objects - sticks of spaghetti, a yard of string, and a yard of masking tape.

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How to use this template

Prep instructions

1. Things you will need:

   • Timer or stopwatch

   • Retractable measuring tape

   • Spaghetti

   • Marshmallows

   • Masking tape

   • String

Activity instructions

1. Download our template and review the instructions.

2. Prepare the tower construction kits and have them available to hand out to teams.

3. Divide participants into small groups of 4-6 people.

4. Instruct participants of the rules following our template.

5. Each team will have 18 minutes to build their structure, and at the end, the structure must fully support the weight of the entire marshmallow.

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