Rockets rise to the challenge building towers

July 20, 2021

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The Peeples Elementary Rockets strive to take learning to new heights, and one group did just that with a STEM challenge focused on building tall towers.

Students in Amy Anastas’s 3rd-grade class were tasked with using newspapers to build the tallest structure that would support the weight of a large ball for at least 30 seconds. The buildings didn’t quite scrape the sky, but the hands-on learning gains were measurable!

As part of a STEM challenge, 3rd graders at Peeples Elem. used newspaper to build the tallest structure that would support the weight of a large ball.

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