Student Comments

3rd Grade, Stanley Clark, November 1998

  • I learned a lot about earthquakes. I learned that people can put rubber under a building to protect it. The El Centro was a devastating earthquake. I also liked learning that it is hard to build an earthquake proof building.

  • I liked making the building. I also liked testing them. I learned that they put rubber under the building. Now I know how severe earthquakes can be. I'm happy he put a magnet on the bottle.

  • When I grow up I think want to be an architect. I learned to build, work in a team, to be an architect, and to secure the building. Another thing I learned is how earthquakes can do so much damage in about fifteen seconds! Those shock absorbers are really cool! The buildings are fun to watch shake back and forth. The one on the wheels I though it was going to lose. Thank you for coming.

  • I liked the earthquake simulation. I think we should do it again sometime. I also liked it because we all worked with our classmates.

  • I really learned a lot. I learned how to build a perfect structure and learned where to put the right beams. I learned just the right amount of windows and floor space, and ours was one of the winning buildings. I learned a lot about how to build the perfect building. I really like that competition. I thought the different kinds of earthquakes. I learned that you have to have plans and keep on rebuilding it. We rebuilt our building over five times before we found the winning structure. Building beams and other safety materials was fun. I also learned about shock absorbers and what you have to do to keep a building in shape.

  • I really like the earthquake simulator; it was a blast watching the buildings go down. But one thing I'm glad about, I wasn't in it when it was going down.

  • I thought the earthquake simulator was really cool. My building was not the strongest, but it didn't really matter. It was one of the coolest projects I've ever done. Thank you so much for coming.

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