Gold Tower Challenge - Upper Primary St Patrick’s STEAM

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Description

In this STEAM activity, students create a gold tower that will allow them (a leprechaun) to keep their pot of gold safe at the end of the rainbow. They will have to think about the structure and materials that they will use to compete against the other teams.

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Lesson Structure

Rotations / Group Work
Class Activity

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Curriculum Codes

AC9TDE6P01 9

Investigate needs or opportunities for designing, and the materials, components, tools, equipment and processes needed to create designed solutions

AC9TDE6P02 9

Generate, iterate and communicate design ideas, decisions and processes using technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools

AC9TDE6P03 9

Select and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions

AC9TDE6P05 9

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions

ACTDEP024 8.4

Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions

ACTDEP025 8.4

Generate, develop and communicate design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques

ACTDEP026 8.4

Select appropriate materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and apply safe procedures to make designed solutions

ACTDEP028 8.4

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively

VCDSCD038

Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions

VCDSCD039

Generate, develop, communicate and document design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques

VCDSCD040

Apply safe procedures when using a variety of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to produce designed solutions

VCDSCD042

Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions

ST3-1WS-S old

Plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions

ST3-2DP-T old

Plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

ST3-7MW-T old

Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes

ST3-3DP-T old

Defines problems, and designs, modifies and follows algorithms to develop solutions

ST3-11DI-T old

Explains how digital systems represent data, connect together to form networks and transmit data

Differentiation

Modifications

A demonstration of the strength of triangles will help cement this important concept to the students in your classroom, and likely make their entries more successful. Many demonstrations of this idea can be found on Youtube.