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Hey Scientists & Builders! Today, your mission is to learn more about your teammates AND use your discoveries to build the tallest tower you can! Challenge Rules: ✅ Work as a team. ✅ Listen to everyone’s ideas. ✅ Stay positive and have fun! Step 1 – Find Your “Things in Common”. Sit with your team. Talk and share about yourselves. Every time you find something you all have in common, write it in big letters on one index card. Be creative — go beyond the obvious! (“We all like pizza” is fine, but “We all like pineapple pizza” is even better!) Step 2 – Build Your Tower. Use your “things in common” cards as your building materials. You can fold, bend, or stack your cards — but no extra supplies. If you find more things in common, you can add cards to your tower. Step 3 – Celebrate & Share. When time is up, stop building! We’ll measure towers and see which is tallest. Take a of your tower. Then use to share 2–3 interesting things you discovered about each other. Step 4 - Think Like a Scientist. What made your tower strong? What made it weak? How did your team solve problems together? Share your ideas either using