Enspire+design+competition

Design competition handouts Enspire 2010 – Feb. 17th, 2010 ** Earthquake Towers! **
 * Design Competition **


 * Materials Provided: **

· 15 straws · 5 pipe cleaners · 10 popsicle sticks · 10 labels · 10 index cards · 5 paper clips · 1 sheet of aluminum foil · 1 ping-pong ball* · Scissors*

1. You have until 12:30 PM to build the tallest tower that holds your ping-pong ball AND can withstand an earthquake. 2. The height of the tower will be measured from the top of the shoebox to the bottom of the ball. 3. The towers will then be tested for earthquake survival by having a heavy object hit the **shoebox**, and the height of the tower will be measured again. 1. You may use any of the materials provided, but the scissors may not be damaged or part of the tower. 2. After building time stops at 12:30pm, you may not touch your tower. 3. Judges will come around to test your tower for earthquake survival once per team. 4. Height will be measured from the top of the shoe box to the bottom of the ping-pong ball to the nearest full inch**(rounding down)**. 5. The winners will be chosen based on height (how tall it is), stability (how well it survives an earthquake), and innovative use of the materials provided (be creative!). 6. Bonus: answer some trivia questions from your group leader for more prizes!
 * These materials may NOT be damaged.
 * Objectives: **
 * Rules: **

Enspire 2010 – Feb. 17th, 2010 ** Earthquake Towers! ** Team Number:
 * Design Competition **
 * Judging Rubric **
 * Please be consistent! **

Height before earthquake: _ · Measure the height from the top of the box to the bottom of the ball · Round down to the nearest full inch · ** 1 ** pt/inch · -1 pt if they touch the tower **(per touch)**

Height after earthquake: _ · Measure the height from the top of the box to the bottom of the ball · Round down to the nearest full inch · ** 2 ** pt/inch · 0 pt if the ball is lost

Stability: _ · On a scale 1-5 · 5 if it did not even shake when the earthquake hit it · 1 if significant structural damage happened after the earthquake

Innovation: _ · On a scale 1-5 · 5 blows your mind; you would have never thought of using these materials that way. · 1 is run-of-the-mill.


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