Because we had an early dismissal on Friday, we had a 50 minute period to continue working on our towers. The drawings were finished and Ms. Meyer approved them before we could start working on the towers. We were given 18 sticks of balsa wood, 4 metal plates, glue, a wood base, rulers and Exacto knives and began to construct! By the end of the period, I'm pretty sure that everyone had glued their bases down and started putting up the sides of the tower. It also seems like many groups have decided to put balsa wood in x-shapes along the sides of the towers and beneath the plates. Hopefully this will work when we test the towers against the earthquake simulator! May the best tower win.. :)
Though our towers aren't going to be this detailed, this replica of the Eiffel Tower is completely made of balsa wood!
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