Sheppard Technology Challenge

Last week the whole of Sheppard house got stuck into a technology challenge. The challenge was to build a contraption that could hold a ping pong ball, and when dropped from a height, would take as long as possible to reach the ground. In pairs, we had to build this contraption using only six A4 sheets of paper, 1m of celotape, some straws, and a pair of scissors! After our planning and building time, we all went out to the fitness course, dropped it off the highest point and timed how long it took to hit the ground. Some designs successfully defied gravity for a little while, others seemed to get swept up in wind and a few plonked straight to the ground in under a second! We had a great afternoon using our creative brains!