Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Earthquake Resistant Structures





















Today we are designing and building earthquake resistant stuctures and testing them using a shake table. Our shake table is a home-made version made of rubber bands and cardboard. Jake called it a "red-neck" shake table, but it does the job.


Take a look at some of the structures we made today. Some resisted, some fell, and some... well... some didn't make it to the table. Regardless, the students enjoyed the process and learned what works and what doesn't. Enjoy!

Feel free to comment and tell us what you think! :)
Ms. S.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

This is so cool! I really like the idea of actually "seeing" what our kids are doing in class. Thank you so much for all you do. Keep it coming..I'll be sure and come back here daily