The Marshmallow Challenge

This is such a fun challenge!  Kids worked with a partner to create the TALLEST tower they could, using only the ingredients given to them.  The kids worked together, tried ideas, had things collapse, and some found success.  I love watching them work with one another and it’s fun to see their faces as they discover how something WILL work and how it WON’T work.  Failure doesn’t exist.  Who cares if your marshmallow falls down?  Learn from it!  Try something new!  Change your ideas around.  Explore.  At some point, we will do this challenge again.  It’s a great way for them to try ideas that they may not have tried the first time and are able to find more success the second time around.