• You understand the different strategies for building the most earthquake resistant wood tower.
• Your tower exhibits elegant design and ingenuity.

• Outline of pamphlet included in your portfolio.

Cut your own WOOD BASE....using safety googles and protecting your fingers while cutting.

You will be able to:

• a base for your tower which allows your metal floor plates to fit snugly.

• Clear close-up picture of your base.

Design & Engineer a model tower with an extending Crane using 1/8 inch by 1/8 inch balsa wood.

• You may NOT use more than 40 wood sticks.
• you may only use wood glue
• The tower must be at least 15 inches high.
• The crane must extend so that a weight can be placed at least 12 inches from the END of the tower.
• You may only use 8 metal plates and/or clay as counterweights for your structure.

• Your tower is able to hold the following weights for at 10 secs without significant deformity of structure.
• Bucket and 1 golf ball
• Bucket and 10 golf balls
• Bucket and 25 golf balls

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