Family Engineering: Earthquake Challenge
In this hands-on program, participants experiment to create structures that can withstand earthquake-mimicking shaking.
Full Program Description
Brainstorm, design, build, and test structures to solve problems and help make the world a better place – just like real engineers!
How do architects make buildings that can withstand earthquakes? The Instrumental Seismic Intensity tool, created by Hispanic scientist Arturo Arias Suárez, predicts how strong an earthquake will be, helping engineers design shake-proof buildings. In this program, you will use recycled materials to construct a building. Then you’ll put your building on our shake table to see whether it could survive an earthquake. Keep rebuilding and testing to discover the best earthquake-proof design.
Supplies
- earthquake shake table (easy DIY from The Tech Interactive or earthquake shaker toy)
- items for building, such as craft sticks, paper plates, recycled cardboard tubes, cut-up cereal boxes, straws, and other materials
- tape
Assets
table signs with instructions | printable 11″ x 17″ pdf | copy & edit in Canva
auto-loop Powerpoint slide show | download | copy & edit images in Canva
Tags
- earthquake shake table (easy DIY from The Tech Interactive or earthquake shaker toy)
- items for building, such as craft sticks, paper plates, recycled cardboard tubes, cut-up cereal boxes, straws, and other materials
- tape
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