Students designed houses to withstand hurricane winds of up to 95 mph.
Students had this to say about their experiences:
Period 1: "We learned how to work in groups." Stephanie
"We used critical thinking skills." Erick
"It was a great learning experience because we actually got to build a house - a hands-on experience." Carly
"We learned how to prepare our actual houses for hurricane season." Lisa

Per 2: "We enjoyed creating a hands-on project to help us to know how to deal with real hurricanes." Adam

"It was a fun project." Eric

Per 4: "This project taught us how much damage hurricanes can do to us and how we can prepare for them." Sam

"We learned more from this hands-on activity

than from just reading about it." Caitlin

"When we tested the hurricanes, we really saw how much damage hurricane winds can do. It was a very graphic example." Aimee

"It was super cool." Danny

Period 5: "It was a very educational experience because we learned about wind resistance and building structure." DiCarlo

"It is better than writing and doing problems all the time and we had fun doing it." Colleen