Challenge: Newspaper towers
Tuesday 26th January 2016Split your young people into groups and challenge them to design and construct model towers out of newspaper. They are given limited supplies including newspaper, tape and scissors, paralleling the real-world limitations faced by engineers, such as economic restrictions as to how much material can be used in a structure. The aim is to build their towers for height and stability, as well as the strength to withstand a simulated lateral “wind” load. Give it a go with your Company Section and post a video on to YouTube/Facebook/Twitter so we can see how you get on; we will share the highest in the next Gazette.
