Art of Construction

Unit 8: What Tornadoes, Earthquakes, and changes in temperature can do

"But if a child plays on the seesaw with her/his father, in order to keep the plank from going down on the father's side because he is much heavier, the father must sit nearer the seesaw's center or pivot." p. 60, Art of Construction

unequal seesaw 1

unequal seesaw 2
click above
Unit Navigation Unit 1: From Cave to Skyscraper Unit 2: Building a Tent Unit 3: What is a Beam? Unit 4: What Do We Build Structures With? Unit 5: The Floor of Your Room Unit 6: A Steel Frame Unit 7: Part of a Building You Don't See Unit 8: What Tornadoes, Earthquakes, and Temperature Can Do Unit 9: How to Fight Tornadoes and Earthquakes Unit 10: Ropes and Cables Salvadori Center Unit 13: Shape and Strength Unit 14: Barrels, Dishes, Butterflies, Bicycle Wheels and Eggs Unit 12: Strings and Sticks Unit 11: Sticks and Stones Unit 15: Balloons...and Back to the Tent