with: Victoria, Mallory, and Isabella

Earthquake
Edition
Our Original Tower Designs
My drawing (Victoria)



Partners drawing (Mallory)


Partners drawing (Isabella)




Our Tower : Before
Positive Features
The tower is very sturdy it can hold
the weight of the sandbags
The tower followed all of the rules



Challenges
Getting the tower to stand straight-
up
Figuring out the exact mathematical
calculations for the tower


Drawing of your tower



Photo of you tower (with team members in it)




Our Tower: After
How many sand bags did it hold?
0
What wave made your tower fall?
P-Wave (first shake)





What actually made it fall?
Not enough tape, not a big enough base

What could you have done differently?
Built a bigger base, used more tape



Drawing of your tower AFTER!



Photos of your tower AFTER!




Jordan, Cole, Katelyn
Positive Features
Beautiful design
Great use of popsicle sticks for side
barriers



Challenges
No place for Grandpa Bill
Tower not tall enough


Drawing of the tower



Photos of the tower




Jon, Soumi, and Cerah
Positive Features
Good base
Stayed together for a LONG time



Challenges
It fell apart a little at a time
It broke a lot while the were building
it


Drawing of the tower



Photos of the tower




Max S., Jack, and Joseph
Positive Features
Sturdy base
Well-designed structure with the
diamond shapes



Challenges
It went from big to small to fast
Base was too close to being too big



Drawing of the tower



Photos of the tower




Earthquake in the Greater Los Angeles
Area
12:00 a.m. on 3/4/14
Greater Los Angeles Area
About 2100 km away from Wichita
2.7/can be detected by seismograph/can be felt at the epicenter
Many small earthquakes there because it is on the edge of a plate