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Teams have ten minutes to build the tallest cup tower. The Challenge Teams have ten minutes to build the tallest cup tower.
Build the Tallest Cup Tower The winning team is the one that has the tallest tower measured from the table top surface to the top of the tallest cup.
No part of your body may touch the cups. Touching a cup with any part of your body disqualifies the team.
Use the cup challenge tool. String String rubber band String String Each person will hold on to one piece of the string and working together will manipulate the rubber band to grasp and move a cup.
Teams are free to design any type of tower. The Tower Teams are free to design any type of tower.
Begin with 12 cups arranged like this… The Tower Begin with 12 cups arranged like this…
The Challenge Lasts 10 minutes The tower will be measured at the end of the 10 minutes.
Are there any questions? ??? Are there any questions?
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Describe some of the key lessons of the cup challenge. What did you learn? Describe some of the key lessons of the cup challenge.
How do you think you worked as a group? What did you learn? How do you think you worked as a group? Did you assume different roles? Did all groups work in the same way?