1. Big Questions
By Shayla Holt 7H
What is one of the hardest structures to climb in the world?

3. Rules & Regulations
Title page: name, homeroom, big question-Is this a manufactured structure or a natural structure? Explain why!(if your question does not suit either type of structure, explain why, demonstrating you know what manufactured and natural structures are)-Is this a mass, frame, or shell structure, or hybrid? Explain why!(again, if your question does not suit this explanation, explain why, demonstrating that you know what mass, frame, shell, and hybrid structures are)-What is the function of your building/device/tool…?-What are the materials used?-What aesthetic qualities does your item have?-Describe relevant aspects of cost in your question-Describe relevant safety information pertaining to your question-Describe forces applicable to your question /3 Embed-a video clip from youtube, tell us when to start and stop watching the clip (time) 1 minute maximum /5 minimum 10 high quality,-relevant images (0.5 points each) Answer the “Big Question” as a summary paragraph Last slide has some conclusion, like “thanks for watching” or “the end”

4. Is this a manufactured structure or a natural one?
Mount Everest is a natural structure as humans took no part in making it and a natural structure is defined as being not made by humans. Mount Everest was made as the Earth formed millions and billions of years ago, when humans didn’t even exist! Radhanath Sikdar, an Indian mathematician discovered it in 1852, untouched by human hands.

5. Is this a mass, frame or shell structure?
Mount Everest is a mass structure as mass structures are piled up materials in order to make something and mountains, like Mount Everest are just piled up pieces of rock that make up a structure. A 8,848 metre high pile of rock to be exact.

6. What is the structure’s function?
Mount Everest’s multiple functions, though unintentional are to be aesthetically pleasing in the landscape it was made in, to serve as a famous landmark that everyone knows about unless you’re living under Mount Everest or have just been born, and finally, to be climbed upon by humans that either think too well of themselves because they can’t climb all that high or are actually an expert and can climb it

7. What is my structure made out of?
As you can clearly see from pictures, Mount Everest is a mountain. Mountains are typically made out of a lot of rock. If you want specifics, some rocks Mount Everest is made out of is granite, limestone, garnet and schist, though there may be other rocks not mentioned.

8. What aesthetic qualities does my structure have?
Mount Everest, though technically a gigantic pile of rock, is a great landscape aesthetically! The pure white contrasts with the deep blue of the sky and the earthy brown, making it stand out and a beautiful place! Though you may not want to climb it (of which I completely understand) but taking pictures if you do go is a brilliant idea!

9. Describing safety, cost and forces!
The good thing about mountains is that they have no cost! At all! Natural structures are wonderful for cost because the Earth makes it themself! Unfortunately, though natural structures are wonderful for cost, they’re not so much for safety. Earth was given free reign over them and, as they did not know living things would exist yet, Earth was able to make it as dangerous and as large as it wanted too. Standing at 29,029 feet and having to have extensive training to climb it, death may be an option with this mountain

10. Describing safety, cost and forces! (Part 2)
Mount Everest, as being one of the tallest mountains in the world, (not THE tallest, that honor goes to Chimborazo) has to deal with a lot of stresses including harder winds as the higher it gets, the stronger it gets. It also has to deal with the cold weather on it’s top of it, weighing it down.

11. Watch till 1:06!

12. What is the hardest structure to climb in the world?
Mount Everest, with winds at 80 kilometres per hour and temperatures at -36 celsius on good days, with such a long route and such poor altitude, with such a high kill rate, unmerciful to anyone, Mount Everest truly is the most dangerous structure to climb. I hope you enjoyed this presentation about Mount Everest.

13. The End!