Tower O’ Power: Strength-to-Weight-Ratio Competition

Each group needs:

• access to a computer with basic CAD program
• 10" x 22" x 1/8" sheet of acrylic plastic

To share with the entire class:

• a variety of plastic adhesives for students to use when assembling their towers (available at hardware or hobby stores)
• several small files for smoothing rough plastic edges
• access to a laser cutter
• access to a college or manufacturing lab for compression testing
• enough safety glasses for half the class to wear at once (ask to borrow from the testing laboratory)