Marshmallow Challenge

Today, students completed the following STEM challenge. Create the tallest possible free standing tower using 20 pieces of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string, and 1 large marshmallow. Students were allowed to use scissors and were not required to use all of the given materials. Check out our creations, the tallest of which measured 19 and a half inches.

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