Mission 26 · Learning through making

The Siege of Dargo’s Castle

Build a stable tower and a working pulley elevator for a spider.

A completed tower and pulley elevator for the spider.
A completed tower and pulley elevator for the spider.

The Solution Squad needed to help jumping spiders reach the walls of Dargo’s castle. After finding their toy spiders, children sketched ideas and built towers from colorful craft sticks.

The structures needed both height and stability, then a pulley system to lift a platform. Children and adults discussed bracing, adjusted their designs, and worked through difficult joins. With patience and support, every child completed the challenge.

Adjusting the pulley elevator by hand.
Adjusting the pulley elevator by hand.
A closer look at the platform and lift.
A closer look at the platform and lift.
Another tower design with its own supports and details.
Another tower design with its own supports and details.

What this mission explores

Structural designPulleysPersistence

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