THIRD GRADERS DESIGN TOWERS

LP Students Design Towers

Chris Bayerl

Third Grade Teacher

Lester Prairie Schools

Mrs. Bayerl’s third graders and Mrs. Kramer’s kindergarteners at Lester Prairie Elementary School participated in a STEM activity.  The classes read the fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk”.  As part of the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) project, students worked in small groups to design and build the tallest “beanstalk” structure. They were to use index cards and scotch tape to complete the project.  The goal was to construct the tallest free- standing tower. The team members discussed, planned, and experimented in the construction process.  The students were very creative during this process by folding, rolling, and stacking the index cards to create their beanstalk. The teams measured the height of their beanstalk structure. As a group, we compared the measurements. Each team also shared how they constructed their beanstalk