CAN IT HOLD?

By Chris

The topic I chose was structures. I chose this topic because I saw a structure show on TV and got interested. I was wondering how much that structure on the show could hold.

The question I first wanted to answer was, "can a real amusement park look like an amusement park made out of marshmallows and toothpick?" I chose this topic because I had a dream about it. I didn't do this topic because my partner wanted to do a different question. I also thought it wouldn't be too scientific. So my question was, "How much can a structure hold?"

What is a structure ? A structure is a building. The twin towers in New York City were among the strongest business structures in the world. They fell down because the impact knocked the fire proof foam off the bars. The bars that held the towers up melted and fell.

I answered my question for KIC in a easy way. I first made a plan. My plan was making all of the structures and seeing how much they could hold. Next I got the marshmallow and pea structures together. Then I got the clay structure together. Later I saw how much each structure. I measured how much it held by measuring the weights and putting the weight on the structures, we finally recorded are data on a graph, [see graph on page 4]

CAN IT HOLD?

By Chris

I discovered a little information in my research. I found that if you stick a pea in to a toothpick the pea will get hard, if the pea is wet. Clay sometimes goes through the toothpick. Marshmallows will shift if you make a structure out of them.

In the future maybe you could use different materials. I wanted to see how much wind a structure could hold but didnt have a chance. You could see if a real amusement park looks like one made out of marshmallows and toothpicks.

Structures by Terry Jennings, year published 1984.

A Skyscraper Story by Charlotte Wilcox, year published 1990.

Houses by Gallimard Jeunese, year published 1995. Cathedral by David Macauley, year published 1973.