To wrap up our exploration of solids, students were asked to collaborate
with a partner for the construction of towers. Students acted as
engineers to use what they learned about the properties of solids to construct towers. We began by reviewing what a tower is and by brainstorming
different objects that stand up on their own. Students worked with
straws, rubber bands, craft sticks, aluminum foil, cardboard squares,
and paper cups. We ended our science lesson with discussion of the
different towers students created, with focus on which properties were
useful for this project and which objects properties were not useful.
Check out the great work of our first grade engineers below!
