10-40 Minutes
Learning Objective(s)
- Work as a team using the resources given to stack the cups into a tower without touching them with any part of your body
Instructions
- The aim is to build a tower of cups by working together!
- The group will be spilt into 2 two teams
- Give each team and elastic band, with a piece of string attached for each team member.
- Each person must hold on to one of the strings that is attached to the rubber band
- Team members may not touch cups with their hands, or any other part of their bodies (even if a cup tips over)
- The group can only use this rubber band octopus to pick up the cups and place them on top of each other
- If time permits, try doing several rounds of this activity. Possibly face all the cups upright for the second round.
Collecting and sharing student results
Observation, reflection, discussion
Instructions
- The aim is to build a tower of cups by working together!
- The group will be spilt into 2 two teams
- Give each team and elastic band, with a piece of string attached for each team member.
- Each person must hold on to one of the strings that is attached to the rubber band
- Team members may not touch cups with their hands, or any other part of their bodies (even if a cup tips over)
- The group can only use this rubber band octopus to pick up the cups and place them on top of each other
- If time permits, try doing several rounds of this activity. Possibly face all the cups upright for the second round.
Collecting and sharing student results
Observation, reflection, discussion
Assessment Methods
- Observation
- Discussion
- Reflection
Resources needed
- 6, 10 or 15 plastic cups
- String
- Elastic bands
