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SOARING SKYSCRAPER

SOARING SKYSCRAPER • 1. THE SITUATION: • Your mission group is constructing the tallest skyscraper in the city of Kuala Lumpur (higher than the Petronas Towers, standing at 1, 483 feet). • 2. THE PROBLEM: • Your group must build the structure so that it can resist the following: • Cyclone Level Winds • Powerful Earthquakes

REQUIREMENTS FOR SOARING SKYSCRAPER: • 1. The final project must include the following steps, listed on a tri-board, powerpoint, or google slides format: • -PROBLEM/QUESTION • -RESEARCH: You must find 10 documentable facts on each of the following: TSUNAMIS WAVE FORMATION EARTHQUAKES / TECTONIC PLATES OCEAN CURRENTS HURRICANE FORMATION and TRACKING WINDS

REQUIREMENTS: • • You may use: NOAA and USGS sites DISCOVERY EDUCATION DESIGN A BUILDING TECHBOOK Red Science Textbook in the Classroom College or University websites Any references found off of the library databases used for Genius Hour Any websites PRE-APPROVED by your teacher Wikipedia IS NOT ALLOWED • -HYPOTHESIS:

REQUIREMENTS: • -TEST: • The steps you followed to construct your suspension bridge • The steps of the experiment • At least 5 facts you learned from your research that you used when you built the bridge • At least 2 meteorology facts and 2 geology facts you learned from class that you used when you built the bridge…. if there is overlap, just explain • A creative video where your mission group explains the test (you can film it as if it were a live news report, news feed, or a scientific presentation) • -ANALYSIS OF DATA: • A testable skyscraper (on testing date, teacher will supply the winds and earthquakes)

BUILDING SPECS • Your mission group’s challenge is to build the highest 4 -sided SKYSCRAPER, which will withstand an earthquake. • • 4 – sided SKYSCRAPER: • Minimum Maximum • Length 20 cm 35 cm • Width 20 cm 35 cm • Height 60 cm height of my • doorway • All structures to be built on 40 X 40 cm poster or cardboard base

BUILDING SPECS • Your structure MUST be a FRAMEWORK and • CAN be made of cardboard or balsa wood strips (not to exceed 2 cm in width) and / or popsicle sticks. • ASK your instructor about other FRAMEWORK materials. ASK your instructor what materials you may use to COVER the FRAMEWORK (for example, paper is highly recommended). • • Your structure CANNOT be made of: • K’nex • Legos • Lincoln Logs • Tinker Toys • Purchased building toys • Steel or ANY metal pieces • Cardboard, wood, or styrofoam BOARDS • Any adhesive other than what I supply • Structure must have a 3 dimensional blueprint included.

• The mission group will write up the data results after the “project testing date (TBD)” • -CONCLUSION: • The conclusion will be written up by the mission group with their analysis

REQUIREMENTS • Mission Groups will show their videos on their “TESTING DATE. ” The “TESTING DATE” is the day their creation is put to a simulated test. • Mission Groups need only have their PROBLEM through TEST section of their presentation finished prior to their “TESTING DATE. ” • They will complete their ANALYSIS of DATA and CONCLUSION after the TESTING DATE. •