Skyscraper+Project

Title: Skyscraper Project

 Introduction:

 You are going to take on the role of an architect who has been asked to design a new skyscraper in Milwaukee that resembles another skyscraper in the world. First you will research skyscrapers and answer a series of questions on different skyscrapers and designs. You will put your findings in a professional PowerPoint. After researching you will sketch a design of the Skyscraper you are going to recreate and then build a model out of Popsicle sticks. __Day 1 Gather Background Information: __ Go to the linked website below and read the basics about skyscrapers and answer the following questions as you read.

Building Big 1. Before skyscrapers what did we have?

2. Why didn't the early towers have windows?

3. Click on the word __buttresses__ and write down its definition.

4. What two new materials did engineers experiment with during the industrial revolution?

5. Click on the __forces of a skyscraper__ and **__sketch__** and **__describe__** the images.

6. Click on how __engineers design skyscrapers__ to resist wind and describe/summarize the method.

 After reading about some basic information on skyscrapers play the skyscraper challenge and answer the questions below.

Skyscraper Challenge

Go to Location 1: Chicago 7. Why did the apartment building burn down?

8. Click on the word __compression__, write down the definition.

9. What material should the skyscraper in Chicago be built out of?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10. Why do you need to brace the building with something that is not very heavy?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Continue to location 2- New York <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">11. Describe the problem with this skyscraper.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Continue to location 3: California <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12. What is the best structure design for the skyscraper in California?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">13. What should you use to strengthen the skyscraper in California?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Watch the Video at the Link Below. As you watch the video, watch for ideas on how you should construct your skyscraper.

YouTube

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">14. Write your list of ideas down.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Day 1 Reflection/Final Questions: (You may research on your own to help answer these questions) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">15. What is a skyscraper?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">16. What’s the history of skyscrapers? (when was the first made, who made it, where. Ect)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">17. What are the basic steps in building a skyscraper?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">18. Name some (at least 3) natural disasters that can have devastating effects on structures. How do they affect structures?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">19. What kinds of materials are structures built from?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 20. What is special about the designs of skyscrapers?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 21. What are the names and location of the three tallest skyscrapers in the World?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">20. What is the name of the tallest skyscraper in the United States and where is it located?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Title: Skyscraper Project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Introduction: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Today you will look at specific skyscrapers and designs. Your goal at the end of the day is to have an idea of what skyscraper you plan to recreate in Milwaukee.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Research Questions: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Use the table below to research 3 different skyscrapers in 3 **__different countries.__** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">(country and city) ** ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">(offices, apartments, ect.) ** ||   ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Use the information you collected above to create at least a 14 slide PowerPoint. Your PowerPoint should be professional, with appropriate pictures, font, and size. Use the template in Kidshared:Ziegelbauer:Skyscraper PowerPoint Template.
 * || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Skyscraper 1 **  ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Skyscraper 2 **  ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Skyscraper 3 **  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Name ** ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Location **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">When they were built ** ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Materials used to build them ** ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Purpose of building **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">How many stories in each skyscraper ** ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Who designed the skyscraper? ** ||   ||   ||   ||