Towers

Second graders love to build things, and they love to learn how to make the things they build even better! They learned how engineering can help make anything, from a tower of cups to a giant skyscraper, more stable!

Before and after making a tower, they learned how to PLAN, DESIGN, and REFLECT following the next steps:

PLAN:

• Sketch and label your design ideas on a piece of paper.

• Decide what materials you will use.

(Suggested Materials: plastic cups, legos, blocks, cardboard, or any other material that you may have at home)

• Label your sketch with the materials that you will need.

DESIGN:

• Build your tower.

• Test your design.

- Is your tower stable?

- Make improvements if needed.

REFLECT:

• Think of a way to improve your design.

Great job second graders! Keep taking any challenge as an opportunity to design and create!