--- title: "Science - How strong is a piece of paper?" url: "https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/2021-10-07-16-06-12-science-how-strong-is-a-piece-of-paper" school: "Springfield Primary Academy" --- # Science - How strong is a piece of paper? ![Image of Science - How strong is a piece of paper?](https://files.schudio.com/springfield-primary-academy-2/images/blog/1E7F762A-1F6B-43F7-89FC-A3A5752E24F2.jpeg) 7 October 2021 [bjames](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/author/bjames) [Years 1 and 2](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/category/years-1-and-2) Year 1 and 2 have been set a special challenge this week! Using our knowledge of Tower Bridge, we needed to make different shaped towers to see which was the strongest. We made a cylinder, cuboid and triangular prism shape and tested their strength using books. It was a little tricky to make some of the shapes but we worked well collaboratively and had lots of fun! We were very surprised to see how many books the cylinder shaped towers could hold before they collapsed! [Science](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/tag/science) [Collaboration](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/tag/collaboration) [Challenge](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/tag/challenge) [ Practical maths with Class 1](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/2021-10-05-16-34-05-practical-maths-with-class-1) [Patterns, Patterns Everywhere! ](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/blog/2021-10-07-16-19-33-patterns-patterns-everywhere) ![Springfield Primary Academy](https://files.schudio.com/springfield-primary-academy-2/images/icon/Springfield-Logo-2.png) ### Springfield Primary Academy Springwood Crescent, Grimsby DN33 3HG 01472 230260 © Copyright 2026 Springfield Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://springfieldprimaryacademy.net/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)