Marshmallow and Spaghetti Towers!

Yesterday the class had a lot of fun examining structures of different buildings around the world. To put what they had learnt to the test they had to make a tower out of Spaghetti and marshmallows in 20minutes and have it hold a light weight. It was a very difficult challenge in the given timeframe but each group worked hard as a team!








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