If I Had A Hammer

On Friday the students ventured down to the Henry Ford Museum to participate in the, "If I Had A Hammer" program which provides them with an opportunity to incorporate multiple disciplines and teamwork to build an 8 ' x 11 ' house inside the museum. To prepare, the students worked on constructing triangular, rectangular and circular structures out of toothpicks and marshmallows to try to determine which type of structure would be the strongest. The students worked through the challenge of determining how to test the strength and the importance of uniformity. Dr. George finished up the class with a perfect demonstration involving simply paper, tape and books.