Students use hurricane simulator to learn - WOW Challenge 2015

Aspiring engineers from nine Miami-Dade high schools put their design and problem-solving skills to the test last week at FIU’s Wall of Wind. They were tasked with creating wind barriers to protect Miami Beach from approaching hurricanes. Since 2010, the Wall of Wind Mitigation Challenge has asked high school students to design scale models of structures like roofs and beach barriers that can withstand the high winds produced by hurricanes. http://news.fiu.edu/2015/05/high-school-students-test-engineering-skills-at-wall-of-wind-challenge/88448