Tensegrity Topper

Tensegrity Toppers for use in STEM/STEAM curriculum to help develop easy to assemble kits that demonstrate ways of building these types of structures; just connect to standard #2 pencils or wood dowels/carbon fiber rods for the struts as well as rubber bands, floss or wire as tension strands.
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The term tensegrity was coined by Buckminster Fuller in the 1960s as a portmanteau of "tensional integrity".[2] The other denomination of tensegrity, floating compression, was used mainly by Kenneth Snelson.**
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Students can learn about repetition/patterns in design with regards to structure and stability, tensile objects vs solid-frame objects have particular uses and strengths, tensegrity structures can be used to build foldable/collapsable structures and products capable of being packed in small spaces and reassembled, use of tensegrity can be applied to areas of discipline that include Architecture, Robotics and Product Design.
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Grade Levels: K-12
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These should print without