Today at Enrich we did a technology challenge. It was based on MacGuyver. We split into groups of three. The technology challenge was about MacGuyver getting stuck in wet cement. He saw a chisel and hammer 2 and a half meters away. Each group had to design and make a contraption that would help MacGuyver get to the hammer and chisel. We weren't allowed to move our feet from a small marked square. This is because we were stuck in cement. If the person who was using the contraption moved their feet their team would be disqualified.
The equipment that we were given to work with was:
3 full sheets of newspaper
3m of 15mm wide sticky tape
3.5m of string
4 paperclips
1 plastic shopping bag
In my group was Ella, Sarah and I. We rolled up two pieces of paper and crossed them over to make an x sort of shape. then we taped them together and tied them up with some string to make it nice and firm. Then we tied string onto one end of the cross so we had something to hold onto. Our plan was to throw the contraption out holding the string and that hopefully the cross would be able to catch onto the chisel and hammer and we would be able to reel it in. Unfortunately not everything went as planned, although we were very close to getting the hammer and chisel!
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