The start to Term 4

Our first week of Term 4 is well on its way and we have had a lot of fun in Science. We are investigating design and construction and we are looking at how to make a structure remain strong and rigid under some sort of load.
In our first lesson we have to build a tower using straws and tape. We can only use 30 straws and 60cm of tape. The tower has to be able to stand on its own, it meeds to have a flat top and it has to be more than 25 cm high.
We have to work in teams of three and each person has a specific job although we all have to be involved in the building of the tower.
We have looked at a number of different bridges and we have talked about solid structures.
These pictures show the beginning of this task.