• Newspaper TOWER POWER

    What materials are buildings made out of?house

    See how a house can be built out of a very renewable resource watch how each step of the process is carried out

    Read here to find out why to use renewable resources
    are they safe?

    Who in FAIRFIELD lives in such a home? (newspaper link)
    How can you manipulate or change a flimsy material to make it stronger and sturdier?

    Students have attempted to construct the highest free standing "building" that they can with only 2 full sheets of newspaper (no tape, no glue, nothing but 2 sheets of newspaper)

    So far our highest is 122 cm or 48.75 inches Kolt's Tower
    How do engineers adjust and adapt for the local regions catastrophes

    They then needed to see how STURDY and STABLE their construction was by putting it through earthquake and wind tests.... and they all fall down!
    What other aspects do building designers need to consider with shooting for the sky
     
    Information gathering
    Information gathering
    Complete each session to pass the "quiz" 
     
    complete this for one SKYSCRAPERR
    BUILDINGSsimulation to see how and what to take into consideration

                                       


    Then they will be learning about how to make something weak, much stronger and how this applies to the concept of building buildings
    See what has worked and what could be applied to YOUR design
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    towering teddyGoing above and Beyond.... SHOOTING for the Stars~ and the extra credit too!

    Video Of Interest
    Follow Directions for STREAMING VIDEO
    Go to DISCOVERY Education
     
  • once the site opens, TYPE your first and last name correctly capitalized in the SPACE to the left where it is asked for
  • DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ANYWHERE ELSE, otherwise you will need to RESTART 

    • The ASSIGNMENT is SKYSCRAPERS

    You have a CHOICE of videos to watch.  You want to be looking for what considerations need to go into the architectural plan for BUILDING BIG.  What environmental factors need to be taken into account.  What HUMAN needs and how are they addressed for living and working in TALL BUILDINGS.
    Search for SKYSCRAPERS in the Search Window
    you may select from one of the 4 videos below:
    Click PLAY button
    MAXIMIZE your screen to see a bit more comfortably
    Please try and focus on the video... and not discussion so much with your neighbors

    THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND.....

    How did they take a material and make it stronger?  What did they do to change it?

    What shapes are important to BUILDING BIG??

    What considerations did they have to think of and work with to make sure the building met the needs of the people?

     

     
     
     
Last Modified on November 13, 2015