We came up with our design for our tower by brainstorming ideas back and forth while building the tower. We used our sketch plan but then deducted things and added lots more things to make sure that our tower could stand and the ball could stay at the very top of 18 inches.
We used a combination of designs because in the beginning we used Isis's idea, then later on we used Isabella's idea of using the newspaper, then even later than that we used my idea of putting the cardboard at the top instead of at the bottom b/c otherwise the ball wouldn't be able to stay. We kept on using each other's ideas through out.
The tape, sticks/newspaper, cardboard, and jelly cups were the strongest materials because the tape secured and attached most of the things, the sticks and newspaper held everything up together, the cardboard was the surface for the ball, and the jelly cups attached the sticks and newspapers to the cardboard and the ground.
Our tower was maybe a little over 18 inches!
Our tower did not get to the "Chicago winds" because the sticks and newspaper weren't strong enough materials to keep steady while the wind blew therefore we didn't make it to the "Chicago winds".
If I were to do this activity again, I would use stronger materials for the base like maybe I would use a roll of newspaper on each corner of the cardboard as well as use the sticks in the middle of the cardboard so that my base would be strong enough to withstand the "Chicago winds".
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