Tall Towers
On the first day they competed to see who could build the tallest tower out of Legos. Each tower had to withstand the powerful winds of Fieldale (created by the students). They learned about the tallest skyscrapers in the world, and the challenges the builders face. They then designed their own skyscrapers.
Communication Building
During this activity, pairs of students sit back to back. One student builds a structure, and then guides their partner (with words only) through the process to build the same structure. When finished, the two structures were compared to see how similar they were.
"It was hard to work in partners, because we didn't have great communication and had different logic" explained Shalanda Harrison. Destany Joyce said, "It was cool because we built exactly the same thing!" when working with her partner, Danielle Sessons.
Building Bridges
On the third day, the students learned about the six main types of bridges and looked at some of the most famous and longest bridges in the world.
(Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge to learn about these bridge types.)
The teams constructed bridges out of legos that could cross a 10-inch gap between the tables. Each bridge was modeled after one of the six main types of bridges they had learned about.
Speeding Racecars
On the final day, each student built a Lego racecar using blocks, axels and wheels. They then "raced" their creations and calculated their speeds. The car with the fastest racing time (at 13.9 feet per second) was named "Billy" and was built by Sydney Pritchett. After having many races, in which there were several dramatic collisions, DeKayla Bostwick exclaimed, "My chest hurts now from laughing so hard!"
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