Year 5 pupils at Liphook Junior School were set the challenge of designing and building a model sports stadium. Working in teams of six to a deadline, they had to choose a sporting event and build an appropriate structure as a venue. The structures were made from paper sticks, which the team members had to manufacture themselves, and then deploy their engineering skills to complete their model. The afternoon session involved creating and delivering a presentation on how they tackled the task. 90 children participated in the day, each team creating a unique structure; all were proud of their models and felt that they had learnt a great deal about forces and working together. The teachers were delighted with the workshop and commented...
“The Mega-Structures day was fantastic - the children absolutely adored it, and... not one child was off-task for a moment they were so involved in their learning."
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