The Paper Tower & The Helium Stick

                     The Paper Tower & The Helium Stick

On 13th of June 2018 we got a challenge, by Mrs. Sarasi Senadheera, our lecturer for the subject GNCT.This was a wonderful experiance. The task was to make a stable paper tower with a maximum height. The challenge was, we had to complete the task with a minimum number of resources and within a limited time. Before beginning the challenge we were divided in to 3 groups in which my group consisted of 12 members, including 2 girls and 10 boys. We were given 2 white papers, 4 colored papers and a sellotape to commence the work.

 At the begining we had no idea what we are going to do.So we discussed and came up with an idea and and drew a sketch.There were lots of ideas but at the end we all decided on a one plan.Our main goals were to make the tower low air resistant as possible and make the base stronger. All the members in the group were supporting the course and it wasn't very hard to complete the task within the given time. The girls were decorating the tower while others were cutting, rolling and pasting the papers. We also attached a flag on top of our tower.

We also managed to bring up the tower for a considerable height, but it was much shorter compared to the other 2 groups.

Eventhough our tower was shorter, we managed to secure the first place as our base was strong and it was less air resistant. The towers of other teams fell down when they were blown.

The next task was Helium stick

In this task we were given a stick, which we had to balance it from one of our fingers and being in 2 groups, 5 in each and standing in opposite sides. We had to raise the stick above our heads. The challenge was known as the Helium stick and this was quite challenging because the stick was slippery and we had to constantly adjust our phase according to the speed of other members of the team.
These activities was very useful to us. We learned how to manage the time and to come up with a best product with a limited number of resources. We also learned how to work as a team, how to listen and respect others ideas, how to obey the instructions of the group leader etc.. This was a very fun activity and we enjoyed a lot.