Extreme Natural Event Reflection #4

What went well today?

- We've done a lot of research on the impact of the natural and cultural environment that Hurricane Patricia made to South West of Mexico, particularly Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?

- No need for help, because my partner is helping me too.

What didn't go well today?

- Nothing.

How will you improve on that next lesson?

- Write the paragraph as fast as I could.

What Makes A Home Earthquake Proof?

Aim: To build the tallest, best-looking earthquake-proof house.

Research: 

1. Check with your local building department. Houses built to today's building codes should be strong enough to keep people safe during an earthquake.
2. Poured perimeter foundations.
3. Unreinforced masonry foundations.
4. Slab foundations.
5. Post-and-pier foundations.

Equipment: 

• 4  pieces of paper
• 4 cotton buds
• 6 think sticks
• 6 popsicle sticks
• 3 small + 1 large cork
• 2 styrofoam cups
• Scissors + tape

Scoring:

1. Was it the tallest?
2. Did it look the best?
3. WAS IT EARTHQUAKE PROOF?

Final Results:

• Was it successful? Why/Why not?

- It was successful with our first try versing to another group. And we reached the second and level with another competing house, and ours fell first. Which makes us 2nd place. For me, it's still successful at some point.

• What do architects do to make super tall buildings safe from disastrous earthquakes

- The taller a structure, the more flexible it is. The more flexible it is, the less energy is required to keep it from toppling or collapsing when the earth's shaking makes it sway. You can feel this same phenomenon while you're riding a bus or subway. It requires less effort to remain standing if you flex your body and flow with the bumps and jolts than if you stiffly try to defy them. Because shorter buildings are stiffer than taller ones, a three-story apartment house is considered more vulnerable to earthquake damage than a 30-story skyscraper. When planning the seismic safety of a building, structural engineers must design the support elements of shorter buildings to withstand greater forces than those of taller buildings.

(Architects also consider the materials that they're going to use to make the building less vulnerable to collapse)

San Francisco's TransAmerica pyramid is famous for its architecture. Diagonal trusses at its base protect it from both horizontal and vertical forces

Source: https://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/damage/building.html

Picture of your building + a really tall cool looking building

The Rock Cycle

Extreme Natural Event #3

What went well today?

- I've finished the first part of the diagram with the small amount of written explanation on how hurricanes form. And I have started the second part.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?

- I don't need help at the moment, I think I got all the things in under control.

What didn't go well today?

- Nothing.

How will you improve on that next lesson?

- Do the work as fast as I could.

Extreme Natural Event Reflection #2

What went well today?

- I continued working on our diagram for the whole period.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?

- At the moment personally, I do not need any help with our current work.

What didn't go well today?

- I'm really slow on drawing this diagram because I want to make this drawing neat and clean.

How will you improve on that next lesson?

- Get on the work as fast as possible.

Extreme Natural Event Reflection #1

October 17, 2018

What went well today?

- Since I made a rough sketch on how am I going to draw it, I went straight to drawing the actual diagram. So during the whole period, I was drawing.

Is there anything you need help with? Who can help you?

- At the moment personally, I do not need any help with our current work.

What didn't go well today?

- Because I want to make this drawing neat and clean. I'm spending too much time as expected on this diagram. 

How will you improve on that next lesson?

- I would draw during our breaks and free time on other subjects.