Physics Snow Day Fort

Even though the weather has been in the single digits the past week, building the snow fort was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I had dreaded building this fort because of how cold and gross it was outside, but eventually I thought about it and it didn't seem as bad. Using snow from the past snowstorm we just had, I built a fort that could fit one to two people (depending on the size of the person).

The first step for building the fort was to plan out what I was going to building. I needed to think about what I was going to use and what I was going to do with it. Since there was already so much snow, I figured I would just use as much snow as possible and try not to use much more materials than that.

After I had an idea of what I wanted to build, I start working. First I piled up a big mound of snow, and then I got a shovel to dig a hole in it. I made the hole big enough for a person to fit through, but not too big. After I dug the entry way I started to make room inside the fort for people to sit. I started to dig on the inside of the fort on the left and right to make it wider for more people to fit. Once I finished that, I dug up the rest of the snow on the ground of the fort to make more room for a person to fit straight up.

Once I finished all my digging, I smoothed the fort out so it was even and comfortable for people to sit in. Then I put a trash bag over the hole to act as a cover. Overall there was a decent amount of room that one person could definitely fit in, even probably two people. Not only was this task something that got me outside, but it was fun to do.

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