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Jack and the BeanstalkEngineering a tower
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Does anyone know what happens at the end of this fairytale?
Jack chops
down the
beanstalk!
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Jack wants to return to the giant’s castle but it will take too long to grown another beanstalk.
So, he decides to build his own beanstalk tower.
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Hmmmmm…
What makes a good beanstalk?
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Jack noticed that beans grow…Attached to a trellis Climbing up poles
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Tied to a trellis Coiling around a pole
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Jack’s design:
• Flexible vine
• Coiling shape
• Supports
• Ties
• Rooted in ground
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Jack is ready to design a beanstalk. He will need:
3 green pipe cleanersA styrofoam baseA small paper cupSome beans for weights
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For teachers only: First, encourage students to connect their three pipe
cleaners to create one long beanstalk; Create a spring/coil with the giant pipecleaner Stick one end into the styrofoam base and place the paper
cup atop the coil; Add beans to cup and watch coil collapse Ask students “how can we support the coil”. Remind them
of the images of the beanstalk growing up poles. Provide the bamboo skewers; insert inside the coil so that
they push outwards and hold coil upright Place paper cup atop the coil (do not allow skewers to
support the cup) and add beans, again The coil should collapse somewhat Ask students “how can we stabilize the coil”. Remind them
of the images of the beanstalk tied or tethered to trellis. Provide small pieces of twisty ties or thin pipe cleaners
which they can use to tie the coil to the skewers Repeat the experiment adding beans to the cup. The
beanstalk coil should be stable now.
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Sample of beanstalk design:
Anchored in styrofoam
Stabilized by tying to skewers
Supported by skewers
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Jack discovered:
Foundation helps anchor the design
Framework is basis of structure
Tethering helps to stabilize the design
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Now, Jack wants to use what he learned from constructing and testing his beanstalk to engineer a more stable tower.
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Hmmmmm…
What makes a good tower?
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What kind of tower should he build?
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Jack notices that many towers have a triangular shape.
Pointy at the top
Wider at the base
Have floors
Have X supports
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Jack designs a simple framework
Tripod Pyramid
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The following can be done as a teacher demonstration or by the students themselves:
Using 3 pipe cleaners create a simple tripod leaving ~1 inch above where you connect them at the top.
Stand upright and set the paper cup atop the tripod.
Add beans and watch the legs splay apart.
Ask students “how can we prevent this? What did the beanstalk teach us?”
Students may suggest using a 4 legged structure; if so, repeat with a 4th pipe cleaner added
Encourage students to remember the foundation. Ask students “how can we anchor the towers legs?”
Legs can be anchored in styrofoam or by attaching them to each other with pipe cleaners. Once the tripod/quadropod is anchored at the base, test to see if it can hold any beans without splaying.
The pipe cleaner tower will not splay, but it may bend or twist. Ask students what they suggest to remedy this problem.
Stabilize the tripod/quadropod by tethering it to itself at different levels/elevations using pipecleaners.
Retest with beans.
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Jack is ready to design a tower. He will need: Straws
Pipe cleaners
Popsicle sticks
Tape
Pressed foam sheet
Styrofoam saucers
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How much weight can it hold?
Place a cup on top of your frame and see how many beans it can hold.
Oops! Jack discovers why a foundation or base is important.
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Jack tests different bases and frames:
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Jack discovers:
• Towers can twist!
• Tethering helps reinforce and support the structure.
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My tower is better than yours!
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Created by S. Kezios, PhD
This presentation is part of the UNCW Engineering Explorations curriculum for lower elementary grades.
For use other than your personal classroom, please contact: