The week before Christmas is always busy and full of Christmas activities- but we made sure to find some time for Science.
This week in Science, we have been working on the strength of shapes. We used paper strips, brads and hole punchers to create the following shapes: triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon and octagon.
Our next step was to test to see which shape was the strongest. We did this by holding each shape up by one of it's corners, using only 2 fingers.
As engineers, we need to remember that our goal is to have a product that is STRONG, STABLE and INEXPENSIVE. We found that the triangle was the strongest and most stable shape. We will use this information with our future science projects/lessons. It would also be the least expensive to make, as it uses less materials. Triangles are awesome!!!
This week in Science, we have been working on the strength of shapes. We used paper strips, brads and hole punchers to create the following shapes: triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon and octagon.
Our next step was to test to see which shape was the strongest. We did this by holding each shape up by one of it's corners, using only 2 fingers.
As engineers, we need to remember that our goal is to have a product that is STRONG, STABLE and INEXPENSIVE. We found that the triangle was the strongest and most stable shape. We will use this information with our future science projects/lessons. It would also be the least expensive to make, as it uses less materials. Triangles are awesome!!!