North Dakota Science Olympiad
Tower Building Competition - 1998

Here are pictures of some of the towers tested for the North Dakota Science Olympiad held at NDSU on April 18, 1998. To see larger versions of the pictures, click on the picture you wish to see - to return to this page, click on the "back" button on your browser.

Tower 1
Tower 2 Tower 3 Tower 4
Tower 5 Tower 6 Tower 7

Dr. Ken Kellogg and Dr. Don Andersen, along with several civil engineering students, helped the students weigh and test their towers under load.

The towers were inspected and weighed. Then they were loaded using buckets which were filled with sand. Students poured scoops of sand into the bucket which was hung from a rod through the center of the tower. Note the variety of tower designs.

Students in grades 6-9 competed in this competition.

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