1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Look! This cup wobbles when I rock it. What do you think helps something stay up when it wobbles?
2 - Wide Feet and Thin Feet ~3 mins
Some things have wide feet: a big, spread-out bottom. Some things have thin feet: a small bottom.
Soon you will build two towers of cups or blocks, one with wide feet and one with thin feet, and stand them on a tray. Which one do you think will stay up when the tray is wobbled?
3 - Build Two Towers ~10 mins
1. Build a tower with wide feet (three pieces spread out at the bottom).
2. Build a tower with thin feet (one piece at the bottom).
3. Make the tops the same height.
4 - Gentle Nudge ~7 mins
Give your tray a gentle nudge.
Which tower stays up? Which one falls over?
5 - Wide Feet All Around Us ~5 mins
Look at the wide feet on this stand.
Say with a partner: Wide feet help because…
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