BABEL DE PAPéL

Michael Kadish
8/27/95
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BABEL DE PAPéL

INTRO: The lab was performed to see how high a self standing, paper tower could be made from one sheet of construction paper.

MATERIALS: 1 sheet of colored construction paper.
Multiple sheets of computer paper for practice.
Scissers
1 foot of tape

PROCEDURES: Attempt to construct a tall tower using ingenuity.

OBSERVATIONS: The researcher's group was not able to complete a tower that was taller than one-and-a-half feet.

CONCLUSION: How are different designs similar?
A) They all have bases and are enclosed shapes. How are different designs different? A) They are different shapes and different amount of sides. What were the limiting factors on your tower? A) Balance and support Did your group work well? A) We had trouble brainstorming. Did your group work well together? A) Pretty well What difficulties were encountered? A) We couldn't keep 'em up. How many people should be in a group? A) 2-3 How could this be more effective? A) Show us to strip the paper.
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