Last year, I used my LEGO® bricks for my Science Fair Project. My project was titled Skyscrapers Built to Last. I made a shake board and tested my LEGO structure at different heights. It was a lot of fun and I won first prize.
Here are pictures of my science board, shake table, smallest and largest structure. You can find instructions to build your shake board at Science Buddies website. Enjoy and happy building!
God Bless,
CJ
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| My Science Board, Shake Table and Largest Structure |
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| Close up of shake table and smallest structure. |
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My daughter would like to try this experiment. What did you measure to show your graphs? How long the building with stood the earthquake? Thanks,
ReplyDeleteI measured how stable the building was at different heights. It was fun. I built different size towers and tested them one by one several times to prove my experiment.
ReplyDeleteThanks. So your graphs how long the buildings would fall? The graphing part is confusing us if you can't tell, We plan on build a few different height buildings and then putting them on the shake board. Thanks again! PS we love all your scenes of legos!
DeleteHi Misty,
DeleteI measured lines on the shake board in inches using a Sharpie and then tested it at different displacements. I graphed my results at each displacement on the shake board. Feel free to ask me any questions. I'd love to see photos of the finished product too. Thanks for the nice comment on my LEGO scenes.
Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWe really love your Lego Science Fair Project. My son is going to do this for his project. How exactly, did you measure displacement. I read the response above but I'm slightly confused. He has already built 3 towers, different heights. Can you please re explain how you measured displacement. Thank you so much for sharing and you did an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteI built a shake tower using a notebook with the binding cut off, rubber bands, and rubber balls. I measured out in inches on my binder with a sharpie and then tested my three towers at the difference displacements that I measured. The tower will react differently depending upon how far the displacement is when tested. I hope this answers you questions. Have fun!
DeleteHow can I send a picture of my science project for you to see?
ReplyDeleteYou can email me at buildinglegoswithchrist@gmail.com
DeleteThanks, I look forward to seeing it.
What were the materials you used for this science project?
ReplyDeleteThanks'
Is it possible to show the pictures of your graphs? I am a little confused too! lol
ReplyDeletewhat were your variables
ReplyDeletehow do you make the shake table?
ReplyDeleteI was trying to see what was the purpose and material and procedures?
ReplyDeleteThanks for you your question.
DeleteYou can find more details, instructions, and a supply list at this website.
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/CE_p013/civil-engineering/building-the-tallest-tower#summary
Have fun!
Hello, CJ my son is interested in doing this project. Do you have a template or a source of guidance that he may use to practice with this experiment?
ReplyDeleteI used this site to create my project.
Deletehttps://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/CE_p013/civil-engineering/building-the-tallest-tower#summary
I hope this helps.
Have fun!