Task
You will need sheets of newspaper, sticky tape and a board to make a seat.
- Roll a dozen sheets of newspaper together to make a tube and tape it along the join.
- Make more tubes, all the same length.
- Notice that the tubes are weak when you press the sides but strong when you press them end to end.
- Make a triangle out of three tubes taped together at the ends. Feel how strong the triangle is when you push it at the corners.
- Lay the triangle flat and join tubes from each corner to make a pyramid taped together at the top.
- Make two more pyramids the same.
- Lay a board across the points of the three pyramids to make a stool
- See if the stool can support a weight. If it can, try sitting on it!
Tips: Use newspaper without folds in it. Wrap plenty of tape around the corners.