This is a really interesting demonstration which actually generates lots of questioning and questions. An audience may challenge you about circles (one interesting primary school activity is to make bridges with paper straws - so the question of why circles couldn't be just as strong would come up, or the ideal of lots of little paper box shapes. Another challenge you may face from an audience is that the timber shapes with the bolts were screwed at different tightness (I don't think you did that)- so it might be an idea to point out a few things about your set up and even leave some as rhetorical questions for the audience to investigate. I especially think that this idea has real merit from the maths point of view - e.g. if the folded paper is strong then how many folds will hold different weights. This could provide a numerically based activity, with prediction included as an extension of this demonstration, thus providing an activity that would be appropriate for different audiences.
There are a lot of good ideas packed in this comment: 1. The circles are an interesting idea - and could form its own video (watch this space)! 2. You can test triangles vs squares without the timber shapes, using (for example) dried spaghetti/toothpicks linked with marshmallows/blue tack. 3. Some really good ideas of follow-up and extension activities - I will try to include similar extensions in future videos Thanks for taking the time to give feedback! ~ Corey
This is a really interesting demonstration which actually generates lots of questioning and questions. An audience may challenge you about circles (one interesting primary school activity is to make bridges with paper straws - so the question of why circles couldn't be just as strong would come up, or the ideal of lots of little paper box shapes. Another challenge you may face from an audience is that the timber shapes with the bolts were screwed at different tightness (I don't think you did that)- so it might be an idea to point out a few things about your set up and even leave some as rhetorical questions for the audience to investigate. I especially think that this idea has real merit from the maths point of view - e.g. if the folded paper is strong then how many folds will hold different weights. This could provide a numerically based activity, with prediction included as an extension of this demonstration, thus providing an activity that would be appropriate for different audiences.
There are a lot of good ideas packed in this comment:
1. The circles are an interesting idea - and could form its own video (watch this space)!
2. You can test triangles vs squares without the timber shapes, using (for example) dried spaghetti/toothpicks linked with marshmallows/blue tack.
3. Some really good ideas of follow-up and extension activities - I will try to include similar extensions in future videos
Thanks for taking the time to give feedback!
~ Corey
How did you get it to fold like that
Hello thx alought i forgot i hade a project due the next day and this vid helped me construct the bridge 🙏😊.
Keep it up!!
Thank you for the tips it helped me alot with my project 👍👍👍
This is actually a brilliant video thank you. Young me would learn so much better
Thank you, I'm hoping this will help me with my school project (it has to hold 8.8oz.)
im 1year late did it help you??
Thank you, I'm hoping this will help me with my school project (it has to hold 8.8oz.)
did it worked?