Name:
Earthquake Jello Lab
Instructions:
Your team has just been selected to construct a building for a very prestigious
company. The company is located in an area that is prone to earthquakes. It is your
job to construct a building that can withstand an earthquake. There is only one
problem, the company is on a budget and has limited resources and you must use all of
the materials they have available for you. You also are on strict time limit of 15 minutes.
Materials:
­30 toothpicks
­30 mini marshmallows
­3 large marshmallows
You have 15 minutes to create a building to impress the company that hired you. You
must use ALL of the materials and be ready to test your building.
Evaluation: Answer the following questions after testing you building
1.
Did you building withstand the Earthquake?
2.
What kinds of problems did you team encounter? How did you solve them?
3.
What would your group do differently next time in order to make a safer building?
4.
What kinds of things do companies have to think of before they build?
5.
Why is it important for companies to think about natural disasters before they
build?
6.
What did you learn from this lab?