After reading the story of Rapunzel, children are challenged to build the tallest tower they can which will hold Rapunzel’s “hair”. In this problem-solving activity, participants are allowed only five sheets of paper and a roll of tape to build the tower. After their tower is built, parent and child will test to see if it will hold a long, braided cord that represents Rapunzel’s hair. You will also put your imagination to work as you write your own silly space story using a “Mad-Lib” format. Add some Art to the problem solving in your stories, and STEM becomes STEAM!!

Materials needed:

• Masking tape/Scotch tape
• Scissors
• 5 sheets of copy paper (could be used/recycled paper)
• Braided piece of cord (thick yarn) to serve as Rapunzel’s LONG hair
• July DASEF Mad Libs
• Pencil/Pen

Presented by the Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF).

This program is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Delaware Division of Libraries and Delaware Public Libraries.