The Paper Tower and The Helium stick

The Paper Tower

On the 13hof June for our GNCT course we made a paper tower. The activity was done by 3 groups. Our Madam gave us a six different colored A4 sheets and a sellotape roll and asked us to build a tower from that given limited materials in a given time period.
To win the tower should be stable and should be the highest. 

At the beginning the given task was hard for all three groups. But at the end all the three groups made fine paper towers.

At first no one had a single clue what to do. Then all of us discussed and came up with a plan and we made a sketch on a piece of paper. Our main intention was to make the base stronger,so that it won't fall. All the members in the group were supporting the course and it wasn't very hard to complete the task within the given time. The girls were decorating the tower while others were           cutting, rolling and pasting the papers. We also attached a flag on top of our tower. 

We also managed to bring up the tower for a considerable height, but it was much shorter compared to the other 2 groups.

Eventhough our tower was shorter, we managed to secure the first place as our base was strong. The towers of other teams fell down when they were blown. 

At the end of the session, we were given a stick, which we had to balance it from one of our fingers and being in 2 groups, 5 in each and standing in opposite sides. We had to raise the stick above our heads. The challenge was known as the Helium stick and this was quite challenging because the stick was slippery and we had to constantly adjust our phase according to the speed of other members of the team.

We learned lot of things through these activities. We learned how to manage the time and to come up with a best product with a limited number of resources. We also practiced team work, how to listen and respect others ideas, how to obey the instructions of the group leader etc.. This was a very fun activity and we enjoyed a lot.