The document outlines a lesson plan for a classroom activity called the Marshmallow Challenge. Students will work in teams of 4 to build the tallest freestanding structure out of spaghetti, tape, string and a marshmallow using the provided materials. The lesson includes warm up questions, instructions for the building activity, a gallery walk to document the structures, and a debrief discussion.

1. Notebook Setup
Lesson 1: Marshmallow
Challenge
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Date: September 14th, 2011
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What makes a good ___________________________
teammate? ___________________________
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2. Table of Contents
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0 - Unit 1: Plants (Coverpage) 7
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1 - Marshmallow Challenge 8-9
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3. Lesson Overview
 Warmup (10 min)
 Part 1: David’s Groupwork Spiel (10 min)
 Part 2: Marshmallow Challenge (22 min)
 Part 3: Gallery Walk (10 min)
 Part 4: Debrief (10 min)
 Exit (5 min)

4. David’s Groupwork Spiel

5. The MarshmallowChallenge
 In teams of 4 you will build the
tallest freestanding structure with
the materials provided.
 Marshmallow has to be on top.

6. The MarshmallowChallenge
 In teams of 4 you will build the
tallest freestanding structure with
the materials provided.
 Marshmallow has to be on top.

7. Gallery Walk
 Notebook documentation should go here… illustrate
your team’s tower (labeled diagram)… summarize
what you did today in words (“Today in science, my
team…”)

8. Debrief
 What stood out to you in this activity?
 How come some teams were more
successful than others?
 What did you notice about yourself as a
collaborator?
 As Life Studies Students what is our
marshmallow?

9. Exit Reflection
What would you do differently next
time? How come?
Sentence Starter: “Next time I
would… because…”