Earthquake Proof Building Challenge in Primary 5
23rd Jun 2025
The boys and girls have been learning all about earthquakes and how some buildings are designed to be ‘earthquake proof’.
Using their learning, they were then set a challenge - to create a structure using cocktail sticks and marshmallows that would survive an earthquake!
The children worked in pairs to design their structures and we had lots of fun testing how resilient they were. There was even an opportunity to make changes to their structures and try again.
There was a great amount of success and we definitely have a few budding engineers in our midst!
Well done everyone!
Using their learning, they were then set a challenge - to create a structure using cocktail sticks and marshmallows that would survive an earthquake!
The children worked in pairs to design their structures and we had lots of fun testing how resilient they were. There was even an opportunity to make changes to their structures and try again.
There was a great amount of success and we definitely have a few budding engineers in our midst!
Well done everyone!