Saving Fred

One beautiful summer afternoon, Fred was out on the lake in his boat, enjoying the sunshine. Suddenly, the sky darkened as a huge storm struck; the winds whipped around him and the rain poured. The torrential rain and frightening winds surrounded poor Fred and soon his boat was turned over. Poor Fred, a worm, cannot swim. As the storm blew past and the air settled, Fred was stranded on top of his boat and his lifesaving rubber ring was trapped underneath his boat.

On Thursday, the children in St. George's Class had to work in teams to save poor Fred, the worm! They had to get Fred into his life ring to save him from drowning.

There were a few things that made their mission more complicated:

• Fred can't swim, so he couldn't fall into the water (touch the table).
• The children could only use paper clips to touch Fred, the boat or the life ring.
• They could not injure Fred in any way.

 
It was a difficult challenge, but eventually all of the teams worked together to save Fred. Here's how they got on:

Once they had completed their mission, each group had to work together to explain how they saved Fred. They had to give a step-by-step explanation of what they did and use diagrams to show clearly how he was saved:

Well done everyone! What was the most difficult part of this challenge?