As students recall the fairy tale of the The Billy Goats Gruff, they will remember that the goats attempt to cross a bridge to seek out a greener pasture. In this challenge, students will design a bridge that will hold all three billy goats for more than 30 seconds.
Materials
Books
Ruler (1 per team)
Toothpicks
Gumdrops or Mini Marshmallows
Large Marshmallows (3 per team)
Tape
Stopwatches
Billy Goats
First, students will "build" their billy goats by cutting out the patterns and taping each one to a large marshmallow. Students will then work in pairs to build their bridge using the toothpicks and gumdrops/mini-marshmallows.
Download the design brief for details: TeachingSTEM through Fairy Tales- The Billy Goats Gruff
