Fifth grade fun

So I work with 5th graders; yes they are challenging (by they I mean a select few), but I do enjoy watching their personalities come out and seeing all the things they do in their own way. Today the teacher had them make assigned 3-dimensional shapes out of play dough. Right up their alley.....I thought. It was cute and hilarious because they were trying so hard, but most often the end result of a rectangular pyramid appeared to be that of a square that someone attached a tall spike to and then dripped melting cheese all over it. I never would have thought being able to make play dough 3-D shapes would have RAISED my cool points. Isn't fifth grade math great?!