{"id":9614,"date":"2017-03-30T14:37:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T14:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/?p=9614"},"modified":"2017-04-25T09:06:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T09:06:43","slug":"engineers-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/2017\/03\/30\/engineers-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineers Take Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The TOPS Engineers group have been busy this term working on flight challenges.\u00a0 However our first challenge was a team building task where we had 18 minutes to build a structure made from spaghetti that would hold a marshmallow on top.\u00a0 All we had was a bit of string and tape to help us. This was really challenging, especially when our spaghetti kept snapping!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/Feb-Eng-i.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9615\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/Feb-Eng-i-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/Feb-Eng.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9616\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/Feb-Eng-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We then moved on to our flight activities.\u00a0 First came the balloon jet engine task where we had to create a balloon\u00a0 rocket.\u00a0 This was thrust along a piece of string. We had a little competition to see whose balloon jet flew across the classroom first .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0730.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9617\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0730-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9619\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0734-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0743.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9629\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0743-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next we made a hoop glider that floated through the air. It worked because the two sizes of the hoop helped to keep the straw balanced as it flew, producing lift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0838-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9627\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0838-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also followed instructions to make a paper helicopter.\u00a0 The helicopter had to be held high and thrown upwards to launch it.\u00a0 We tried slow motion filming to capture the movement through the air.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/my\/Applegrove\/files\/2017\/03\/IMG_0921.mov\">IMG_0921<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Written by the TOPS Engineers\u00a0 group.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TOPS Engineers group have been busy this term working on flight challenges.\u00a0 However our first challenge was a team building task where we had 18 minutes to build a structure made from spaghetti that would hold a marshmallow on top.\u00a0 All we had was a bit of string and tape to help us. 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