Read all about it! Challenge your class to build taller and stronger. Newspapers provide the means to build towers in a simple activity. Scholars try to build as tall a tower as possible with just two sheets of newspaper.

Concepts

engineering design, newspapers, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Have a contest to see whose tower is the tallest
  

Classroom Considerations

• Activity requires a bunch of newspapers
• Learners must be able to measure height using a ruler
  

Pros

• Directions are easy to follow
  

Cons