Inquiry | Shelter

This week our group has designed an emergency shelter that will protect against natural disasters. 

First we looked at different shelters and the shape of the shelter. We had to figure out if it was a good or a bad shelter in different conditions.

Next we thought of a shape for our shelter which was a pyramid, and a cube. The reason why we chose these shapes was because if the wind was coming into the corner the wind would split into different directions. If the wind blows to a direction to the wall it will slide up that might make a vacuum. 

Then we created a shelter using the app Sketchup.

The materials that might be used to create our shelter were bricks, and stones. Bricks and stones are different types of bricks that are both heavy materials that can not be pushed by strong wind.
If we changed things of the shelter it would be adding windows on each side so we know what's happening outside. 

During this activity we found thinking of the shape hard but we found this fun because we were able to create a shelter.

LI.to digitally model an emergency shelter.