DT- Pavilions

This week in Design and Technology (DT), we started an exciting new topic all about pavilions! We began by exploring what a pavilion is and what its purpose might be. We discovered that a pavilion is a light, flexible structure that provides shelter and a space for people to meet, relax and enjoy activities. Pavilions can be permanent, but many are designed to be temporary. Next came the practical part! We became engineers and designers by using spaghetti and marshmallows to construct our own structures.The spaghetti acted as the beams and supports, while the marshmallows joined the pieces together. We experimented with different 3D shapes and often had to work in pairs to construct the structures. We learnt that successful structures need to be strong and stable, carefully joined together and able to stand without collapsing! We had great fun experimenting, problem-solving and using our cooperation skills.