Paper Tower

Paper Tower Activity

The paper tower activity can be recognized as a very good activity which can develop our personal progress. Among so many activities which we have done in the PPD session, this activity teach more memorable lesson to my personal life.

In this activity we were divided into 3 three groups and provided 12 papers, a gum tape and a pair of scissors. Apart from that, the tower that we built could be stand at the given place. Then we have to build the tallest tower within the given 45 minutes. First of all we discussed about the way we going to do that in proper way. Therefore, as we all wanted our tower to be the tallest one, we started to build that from the body.

After a while we realized that before making the body, we have to pay more attention to the basement of the tower. After that all of our group members shared their ideas and finally we a shape of a cone is the best way. Then we fixed the both part.

When we were making the body of the tower taller and taller, the balance of the tower got lost. Therefore we added four legs to our tower and made it stronger. After we realized that time has gone so much, then we quickly finished building it. We made a small ornament to the top but unfortunately we could not put it on the top due to some balancing problems.

To make our paper tower better, we could have a proper plan from the first. By having a strategy we should have been pay more time to make our basement of the tower strongly. After that we should have been build the body. And also time management was a problem and we should think more creatively as well.

Through this activity I learnt lot of things which are important to our day today life.  In these kinds of activities, someone should be volunteered to be the leader first of all. Not only that but also other members should listen to the leader. Lack of creativity and problems of timing were issues. We have to be concern about these matters also. Working according to a strategic plan can decrease the problems which can be occurred in this kind of a task.