Mahi Tahi Paper Chain Challenge

This year the three senior classes -Years 5 - 8  are collaborating every Tuesday and Thursday morning for a Mahi Tahi (Working as One) session.  The children are put into groups randomly using ice block sticks. They have been learning about the Four C's - Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Communication & Creativity.  Challenges and activities range from STEM to logic puzzles to art.... it has been AMAZING!

Today, children were issued with what SEEMED like a simple challenge - to make the longest paper chain out using only two pieces of A4 paper.

The room was buzzing with collaboration and thinking.  Children had to consider the length of the chain with its stability - if the chain broke we would only measure the longest piece.  
We teachers could see the groups thinking change as the chain progressed..some links were short then long and thin.  This was such a fun challenge!