1. Welcome Students!

2. Geodesic Dome

3. Mitchell Park Superior Dome Tacoma Dome

5. Project Eden

7. Geodesic Dome: a lightweight dome built out of connected triangular shapes Joint: An intersection where various parts of a structure are connected

8. Tension: A force that stretches or lengthens something Compression: A force that presses or condenses something

10. Compression Tension

11. Strain: When a physical body is deformed due to a force such as tension or compression Strain

12. Load Bearing: A part of a structure that supports its own weight as well as part or all of the entire structure’s weight.

13. Let’s build a Geodesic Dome!