Newspaper tower challenge

What you need

• Old newspaper
• A small roll of sticky tape
• A tin or a book to test with
• A tape measure

How to do it

1. 1

   Roll sheets of newspaper into tight tubes, the tighter the stronger.

2. 2

   Sketch your tower before you build it.

3. 3

   Build up, joining tubes with as little tape as you can.

4. 4

   Balance the tin on top and count to ten.

5. 5

   Measure the tower, then rebuild it taller using what you learnt.

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