RSSHOW TO - Geodesic Club House
Fun project for the kiddos "Geodesic domes are made of interlocking geometric shapes--often triangles. Because loads are spread over many triangles, these domes are especially strong. Often made of aluminum bars and plexiglass, they're also light compared to ordinary domes. Geodesic domes were popularized by an American inventor named Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983). Look for the distinctive Bucky-ball shape in museums, greenhouses, alternative housing, and science centres. Vancouver's Science World is a 47-metre tall geodesic dome made of 766 triangles." Here's how to make a geodesic club house... Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 06:13 PM
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Yes Mag has lots of interesting projects I think my scouts will enjoy. I noted that scouts have built many of the projects (Yes MAg logs project photos form readers. Here's my take on a dome clubhouse built by some cub scouts; http://scoutmaster.typepad.com/my_weblog/2005/11/humane_cub_scou.html
If you are ever cruising around the islands of Maine. A great stop is Bear Island, a small private island in Penobscot Bay that was the summer home of Buckminster Fuller. There are 2 geodesic domes he built, one out of tied together wood and another out of steel pipe. The Wood one has seen better days and really needs some help, but the steel one is a blast to climb around on.
I made one of these club house domes in middle school. It lasted a surprisingly long time, considering the harsh climate of your typical middle school science classroom.
Oh, and I live in a geodesic dome, this one to be exact.
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