Pecos Bill Engineering

Today's Fun Friday engineering project was based on the tall tale of Pecos Bill.  The girls read several versions of his story this week, including this Steven Kellogg  book.  The girls were challenged to make a lasso out of 5 plastic bags.  Once they created their lasso, they had to rope a "steer" (i.e. chair with an attached yard stick).  Again, we emphasized the importance of planning ahead and working together.

Here are the girls planning and designing their lassos.

Then they brought their creations to life.

The final product--we have some serious cowgirls on our hands.