12-8-14

Part 2 of Let's 

Get Ready to Tumble

 We first started by finishing the activity we began last week.  We had started to explore the bases of buildings and how they move.  We also looked at ways to reinforce the buildings base.  This week we started with the bases we built and added a 3-D structure to it.

 We then tested out our buildings on the shake table.  Most of them made it through 30 seconds of shaking without major damage.  Many were displaced and some had minor damage.

 We then took what we learned with our straw buildings and applied it to a new material...... toothpicks and day old marshmallows!!!  I have included several pictures of the building process of these structures.  The students were given 150 toothpicks and 50 marshmallows.  Their structure had to be at least a foot tall.

 Here are pictures of the various structures built and the teams that built them!

 Finally, we tested these buildings on the shake table.  The buildings had to withstand 30 seconds of shaking from Mrs. Blust and Miss Dornon.  Overall the structures help up very well!  Some swayed back and forth quite a bit and had they been real buildings they would have seen more damage.  I have posted pictures of the buildings after they went through at least a 6.0 magnitude earthquake =)


 Can't wait to see you all next week.  Remember that if you want pizza next week to bring in $2.00 to Mrs. Blust by Friday, December 12th.