Rubber Band String Cup Pyramid

The group pulls its string to open the rubber band large enough to fit around the plastic cups.

Rubber band string cup pyramid.

Have the students all pull on the strings to demonstrate how the rubber band will open. Instead of just asking students to build a pyramid they receive a series of challenges to work through. Each piece of string should be approximately 2 feet 1 2 meter in length. Work together as a team to build a pyramid of plastic cups without using your hands or any other part of the body to move the cups.

If you want to turn it more into a stem activity you can let the kids figure out how to make the string tool with the rubber band and string pieces on their own. After the pyramid is complete teams raise their hands in the air and give a shout. Create a grappler tool with the string and rubber band this will move the cups. Add additional cups when the.

Instruct the group members to grab the cups with the open rubber band and stack the cups into a pyramid. Explain that the object of the game is to use the cups to build a pyramid. 1 rubber band a 2 to 3 foot piece of string for each team member 10 plastic cups. The exercises may seem easy but the activities serve a purpose.

Tell students that they will work in groups to construct a pyramid out of the plastic cups. Place the cups in three stacks figure 1. Move the cups by using the grappler tool into a six pyramid shape figure 2. This post also includes a discussion of actionable norms and complex instruction.

Have group members each choose 1 string to be in charge of if there is an extra a person will have to be in charge of 2. Stacking cups using a rubber band pieces of string and a group of teammates to practice working collaboratively and communicating productively in a team. The objective is to work as a team to open and close the rubber bands and move the cups into a pyramid position. At each table put a rubber band and 6 plastic cups and one piece of string for each team member.