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1)  Construct a paper platform capable of supporting as much weight as 
    possible as high above your desk as possible using as little paper as 
    possible.  You may use more than one sheet of paper if you wish.  Paper 
    may be cut, torn and/or folded.  You may use any other materials at 
    your disposal to hold your platform together (tape, staples, glue, 
    paper clips, etc.)

2a) Describe your platform and its construction: 
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2b) If this is not the first platform which you have submitted, describe 
    what is different about your new platform:
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3)  Sketch your platform in the boxes below, one view per box:

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           Unfolded View                             Top View

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             Side View                              Front View
4a) Calculate the area of the paper used in your platform:
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4b) Show how you got your answer:






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5a) What percent of the sheet(s) of paper you started with was used in the 
    platform?
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5b) Show how you got your answer:






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6)  What is the height of your platform above your desk?
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7)  Test your platform by placing increasingly heavy weights on it.  You do 
    not have to crush your project to find out how much it will hold if you 
    can tell it will not support any more.  Record the heaviest weight it 
    would support:
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8)  Multiply the height of your platform (from question #6) times the 
    weight it would support (from question #7) and record your answer here 
    (this is the effectiveness of your platform):
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9)  Divide the effectiveness of your platform (from question #8) by the 
    area of the paper used (from question #4a) and record your answer here 
    (this is the efficiency of your platform):
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10) What are the benefits of your design?  What kind of applications or
    structures would benefit from your design?
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