LOG SHEET FOR TESTING STRUCTURES

EARTHQUAKE PROJECT “SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL”

STUDENT’S NAME: ____________________

There are three tests to be completed in this session: Drop, Trampoline, and Shaker
Box. You should put your structure through each of these, recording the following
information and the results for each situation in a table. (Attach your paper to
these instructions. Make sure that you put a date on your record sheet.)

DROP TEST
1. categories: height of drops (up to 9 inches)
2. stability of structure (bouncing around, falling over)
3. any damage to structure

TRAMPOLINE TEST
1. categories: rate of bouncing of the structure (light, moderate, heavy
2. Does structure stay where it should?
3. any damage to structure

SHAKER BOX
1. categories: rate of movement of box (scale level 3.5, 6, and 9)
2. stability of structure (bouncing around, falling over)
3. any damage to structure

Next, describe your plan for modifications to your structure in the next week.

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE. THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE

USED FOR TWO TESTING SESSIONS.