Paper Fun

Running out of activities to do with the Year 6?  Here's a few simple but highly entertaining and fun activites that I have done this week.  The children have really enjoyed and yet it requires nothing more than lots of newspaper, sellotape, glue and weights.

Activity 1: Create the tallest freestanding tower out of newspaper that can hold the most weight.  Children start with 1 complete newspaper.

Time Limit: 30 minutes
Initial points: 1000

Points to be lost
1m of sellotape: 50points.
Glue stick: 200points.
Extra newspaper: 500 points.

Points to be gained:
1 point for every gram held before tower collapses
1 point for every cm

Activity 2: Create a bridge out of newspaper (Must have height >30cm and width >60cm) that can hold the most weight.  Children start with 1 complete newspaper.

Time Limit: 45-60 minutes
Initial points: 1000

Points to be lost
1m of sellotape: 50points.
Glue stick: 200points.
Extra newspaper: 500 points.

Points to be gained:
1 point for every gram held before bridge collapses
500points if the bridge meets required height and width
500points if the bridge is able to freestand for 1 minute (no sellotaping bridge to floor!)

Activity 3: Create a band and play a well known tune out of only newspaper and art straws.

Time Limit: 45-60 minutes
Points: To be decided and the quality of the instruments and the quality of the tune played! :)

Comments

[Adam]

Speed Stacks are just wonderful for challenges...

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=10651&langId=-1&searchTerms=speed+stack

[Andrew Ross]

Tried to get some of these - totally sold out at all my 'local' argos' :(