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Marshmallow Tower Challenge

This activity is part of the upcoming Life Skills Initiative - stay tuned for more information!

In this activity, you will work with a group to build the tallest tower possible using only the materials provided. Good luck!

Key Competencies
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Collaboration
Materials Needed
  • 20 sticks of spaghetti per group
  • 1 yard of tape per group
  • 1 yard of string per group
  • 1 giant marshmallow per group
  • Optional: Chronometer, rulers, pens, etc. 
Activity Description

For this activity, you need to pair up with a friend or create groups.

Each group should grab the materials and start building the tallest possible tower with a marshmallow on top. You have a maximum of 5 minutes to build the tower.

The tower must have a marshmallow at the top and can only use 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, and one yard of string.

Once you finish building the tower and decide who has the tallest one, make sure to discuss these questions:

  • Was it difficult to build this tower as a team?  
  • What was the biggest challenge you had? 
  • How did you feel about this creative problem-solving activity? 
  • Did you have fun? 

Time needed

30 minutes

Challenges

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Time needed

30 minutes

Challenges