Friday, May 2, 2014

The Marshmallow Challenge - Grades 3, 4 and 8 Math Celebration

Today was the first annual Grade 3/Grade 4/Grade 8 Math Celebration! The girls had a blast competing in "The Marshmallow Challenge". This design exercise taught the girls the importance of collaboration, innovation and creativity. With eighteen minutes on the clock, the blended teams of third, fourth and eighth graders set out to build the tallest free-standing structure made out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string, and one marshmallow. The tough part? The marshmallow needs to be on top!