In science this term we were given the assessment task of creating an earthquake-resistant structure out of spaghetti and with a specified budget. To be able to build a structure that was 60cm tall with a budget of $60 that survives the shake table we had to research how to build it and make sketches of potential structures. It was important to keep in mind the budget while planning our structure because we could not go over it. After we had finished building our first structure we then tested it and found a weak or unstable spot and tried to rebuild it to make it more stable. We then had to redesign an improved structure and the way my group did this was by making the whole structure taller rather than having the spaghetti at the top.

Our project could have been improved if when we were designing the structure we focused more on ensuring we had the correct height. We did not keep this in mind during the planning and building process leaving us with a structure less than the required 60cm. to reach the height we just put a piece of spaghetti in the top which then created that weak spot during the shake table test.

Throughout the whole assesment our group worked very well together. We shared the work load equally and all contributed our ideas which made the final strucuture succesful. I think we all had good problem solving skills. Sienna had good time management and ensured that we were always on task and getting the work done. Kaiya was good at budgeting and ensured we never went over budget. Hayley was the main builder as she was very patient which was necessary when the spaghetti broke so easily.