Spaghetti Tower Challenge
Team Building
S
PLAYERS
3+, small teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
- Dry spaghetti sticks
- A roll of tape
- A single strand of string
MEASUREMENTS
Standard kit is 20 spaghetti sticks, 1 meter of tape, and 1 meter of string per team
HOW TO PLAY
1
Give each team an identical kit of spaghetti sticks, tape, and string.
2
Set a fixed time limit for teams to plan and construct a free-standing structure using only the kit materials.
3
Teams must leave enough materials to top the structure with a single marshmallow or small object at the very end.
4
Encourage teams to test and rebuild weak points of their structure throughout the build window.
5
Call time and require all teams to stop building and step back from their structure immediately.
6
Measure each structure's height from the table to its topper, and the tallest standing structure wins.