Lesson Plan

Scientific American: Earthquake Proof Engineering for Skyscrapers

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Learners construct a shake table, then build towers of different heights using Lego blocks, and test their stability on this platform. Next, they test towers with different sized bases, and towers made using different materials.

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Concepts
earthquakes
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Additional Tags
earthquake proof, earthquake resistant, earthquake-proof, earthquake-resistant, lateral force, lateral resistance, shake table, scientific american: earthquake-proof engineering for skyscrapers, earthquake proof structure
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice