More Than A Box - by Dave Armstrong

Over the last two days in maths and reading we completed a challenge. First we read "More Than A Box" by Dave Armstrong which was about the construction of the Wellington Indoor Sports Centre.

In maths we have been looking at 3D shapes and the special properties they have. We knew that triangles are the strongest shape and that you can make other shapes (like rectangles or squares) stronger by using bracing that creates triangular shapes within the original shape.
The first challenge today was to use a shape clue to find a QR code. When the code was scanned with a tablet it led to a Google Doc with the instructions on it. A web address from the Doc led to a shapes lab that helped remind us of the things we had been learning in maths and reading.
Then we had to complete the challenge by creating a structure using only newspaper and masking tape. The winning structure was the one that held the heaviest object - the winning pairs were Libby & Stuart and Charlotte & Jade!