Engineering Challenge #2 Expo: How Can You Build the Tallest Tower?

How can you build the tallest freestanding skyscraper that can support a marshmallow at the top using only uncooked spaghetti and blue tape? Fifth grade students won this month's challenge with a spaghetti tower measured at 32.5inches. Check out a short video below of our winning team and photos of classroom submissions.

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