How can we engineer buildings that could withstand natural disasters?
Students have researched the regions' physical and human characteristics, including landforms. They have also studied the regions weather and natural disasters. In 3rd grade, students are designing a school building for Henderson County Public Schools in Western North Carolina. In 4th grade, students are designing school buildings for the 3 different regions of North Carolina. In 5th grade, we are designing school buildings in the 5 different regions of the United States. Students have worked extremely hard to research and develop their plan. They are now using NASA's Engineering Design Process to plan and create models of their school buildings.Mr. Lusk was able to give students advice about their buildings. Students developed a list of questions for Mr. Lusk. He spoke about the importance of following the building code, including fire safety measures, and how to prevent incidents from occurring. The students were impressed with Mr. Lusk, but he seemed more impressed with the students' critical thinking, behavior, and curiosity.
We appreciate him speaking with us and we look forward to continuing our projects!
