As part of British Science Week 2022, primary 5-7 became engineers for the afternoon and took part in their very own engineering challenge!
Before the challenge began, we watched a short video clip about Isambard Kingdom Brunel, helping us to understand what engineering is and how his work shaped the way we live today.
For the challenge, pupils were put into groups of 3 and tasked with creating their own structure using only sticks, string and rubber bands. They were given 2 minutes to decide what it was they were going to create and then we headed outside to get to work. The groups were set a time limit of 20 minutes and within this they had to create a stable structure and also decide on a creative name for it.
Once the 20 minutes were up, there were an array of structures to view. They ranged from the ‘leaning tower of pizza’, to a take on the Brooklyn Bridge, and even a bug hotel and an army den.
All groups used their imagination and problem solving skills to create their unique structures, and they clearly enjoyed being out in the fresh air!
Now to tomorrow where we will see what their next science challenge of the week will be….
