Event Description
Join the College of Engineering at Iowa State University for the
11th Annual Tower Building Competition!
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Event | Tower Building competition using Spaghetti and Gumdrops
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Teams | Select 11th and 12th grade Science classes
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Place | Your high school in the ICN lab
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Date-Time | Tuesday, February
12, 2008- 10:00-10:50 a.m.
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Prize | $200 first place - $100 second place - $50 third place
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The object of the competition is to build the tallest tower using spaghetti
and gumdrops which we will provide for you. The hour will begin with a faculty member and a student
facilitating introductions, describing the competition and its rules, and giving brief summary of the
engineering principles that could be applied in the construction.
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