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Here are some questions to guide your research:
a. What are strong structures/shapes?
b. How will the structure hold/support weight?
c. What is compression? Tension?
d. How will the structure roll? What types of shapes roll?
e. Why do shapes roll?
Helpful Links:
Structures and Forces Acting on Structures
http://www.2025labs.com/structures
How Buildings Work
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howbuildingswork.html
Triangles Vs Squares: Which are stronger?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoS0UvVfxRQ
Shapes That Roll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUCSSJwO3GU
Shapes of Constant Width
http://www.thechalkface.net/resources/shapes_of_constant_width.pdf
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