More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Support his classroom with a gift that fosters learning.
Monthly
One-time
Support Mr. Hinsley's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.
Monthly
One-time
Make a donation Mr. Hinsley can use on his next classroom project.
Your custom url is /hinsley
Students will use the Engineering Design Loop to design a cost-effective building or tower that will survive an earthquake. The use of the models will give students concrete knowledge of how buildings are affected by the shaking of the Earth.
Their challenge is to build a 4+ story building or tower that is capable of surviving an earthquake along a major fault line.
The municipality is currently accepting bids for structural design proposals for a new building or tower that must be able to withstand extreme tectonic activity. You will work in engineering squads to complete your design proposal and prototype, which will be tested by a mock earthquake on the earthquake table.
The building material for the towers will be the craft sticks and the hot glue. I have also requested the glue guns to complete the build. The last request was the shake rattle and roll table to test the completed towers.
About my class
Students will use the Engineering Design Loop to design a cost-effective building or tower that will survive an earthquake. The use of the models will give students concrete knowledge of how buildings are affected by the shaking of the Earth.
Their challenge is to build a 4+ story building or tower that is capable of surviving an earthquake along a major fault line.
The municipality is currently accepting bids for structural design proposals for a new building or tower that must be able to withstand extreme tectonic activity. You will work in engineering squads to complete your design proposal and prototype, which will be tested by a mock earthquake on the earthquake table.
The building material for the towers will be the craft sticks and the hot glue. I have also requested the glue guns to complete the build. The last request was the shake rattle and roll table to test the completed towers.