Destination Imagination State Competition

In the month of March, Hannah and her Destination Imagination team went to the State competition.  It was so exciting and the kids worked so hard to get there.  It was a great experience and such a fun way to learn, lead and problem solve.  Someone called it "olympics for the brain".  And that is so true.  Our kids did the Tension Builds challenge.  They had to build a structure out of wood, glue and fishing line and it could weigh more than 120 grams or be higher than 7 inches (or something close to those numbers).  This structure was supposed to hold as much weight as possible before it broke under the pressure.  Also, they had to put together a skit about how tension/pressure builds and how to solve the problem.  They didn't move on to Nationals, but they did a great job and we were so proud of them.  What a great experience!

This is their structure and the weight it held.  The structure they built is at the bottom in the middle of the wood square.  It is the light colored, small, structure.  It is hard to see it.