O.L. Smith Middle School

Vikings Earthquake-Proof Design Thinking

The challenge: Build an earthquake-proof house in 20 minutes with limited materials.

Mr. Baerwalde’s 8th grade science class came up with several creative solutions(some below), with a phenomenal winning design (pictured with the team that designed it)!

Some serious innovation applied to life-problems: quickly and cheaply create safe dwellings.

The winning design team