Gustave Eiffel, the structural engineer most famous for his design of the Eiffel Tower, was our historical inspiration for year 3’s STEAM lesson this week. We also gained a great deal of inspiration (and advice) from the year 3 structural engineers in the room! Year 3 were challenged to build a tall but stable structure from limited resources. They needed to plan carefully and work very well as a team. There were many questions:
Which is the tallest tower?
How large should the base be?
Which shapes are strongest?
How could the tower be changed to make it taller?
Which is the most stable tower?
As you can see there were many successes, and also many learning points about forces, resilience and collaboration!
