Tinker Toy Tower

Some students in the class were determined this morning to build a tinker toy tower that touched the ceiling of the room.  It wasn't easy!

They tried building just one tall piece but they could not reach.  It kept crashing to the ground.

They found taller students to help.  But it kept crashing.

Then they figured out to build two tall pieces and asked me to help them put the two together!  It was about 6 inches shy of the ceiling.  They tried dismantling and adding various pieces to the top of the second tower.  Some were too tall, some were too short.

Eventually we achieve the goal by working as a team!  The next trick was to hold it long enough without Ms. Tacke to get a picture.  After many attempts, they figured that out, too!