Paper Tower That Holds a Book
Ten sheets of paper and some tape have to hold a heavy book as high above the table as possible. Your child discovers that a rolled tube is far stronger than a flat sheet.
What you need
- Ten sheets of paper
- Tape
- Two or three books of different weights
How to play
- Roll one sheet into a tight tube and tape it closed.
- Put a book on the single tube and watch how it folds.
- Roll three more tubes and stand them as legs under a flat sheet.
- Load the book on again and count how long the tower holds.
- Build a second storey on top and measure the height against a chair.
- Try one round with folded flat sheets instead of tubes and compare.
