Project Description:

    The Architect's Dilemma is a collaborative project utilizing the internet.  This project involves the testing of various substrates such as clay, sand, and bedrock in order to determine the material capable of absorbing the most wave energy in the event of an earthquake.  Students will gather, graph  and analyze data recorded during testing.  Student's will then share this data with other schools involved in this project allowing them a chance to analyze pooled data, comparing it with their original data..  The culminating activity for this project will involve the student architects in the design and building of a structure capable of sustaining an earthquake when built upon the ideal substrate.  Plans for those buildings with the greatest structural integrity will be submitted to this page and certificates will be awarded to the winning architects.
 
 

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