Basketball Tower STEM Challenge

By Anonymous -
BASKETBALL TOWER REFLECTION


What was the hardest part of this challenge for you? Why?
The hardest part of the challenge for me was when we were trying to decide how to make the structure of the tower while we were making it. We already decided on what it would look like, but we had disagreements on how we would make it so it made the challenge much more difficult.


What worked really well in this challenge for you? Why?
The part of the challenge that worked really well for me was when we did a test with the basketball when we thought it wasn't even complete but it still worked! It was the best part because it minimised the work we had to do so we just added some thickness at the bottom and done!


What value did you mostly have to show in this challenge and why?
The value I showed most in the challenge was connect because when building the tower, I had to try and negotiate with my teammates because we had a lot of disagreements so that slowed us down.


What question do you now have because of this challenge?
The question I now have is: How tall can a tower like the ones we made get whilst balancing a basketball and not falling over?

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