We all know and understand the importance of foundations. For one student at Bible Baptist School, the importance of foundations was so exciting she wanted to share it with her fellow classmates.

Rebekkah Stanko, an 8th grader, wrote a paper and conducted an experiment on different types of foundations for her science fair project. Her paper investigated the use and need of foundations and which foundation works best.

Why did she decide to do her report on foundations?

“Growing up my parents have always talked about the importance of foundations in regards to life. They told me a solid foundation will take me where I want to go in life. A stable family, strong morals and values, and faith are my foundation. Along the way to achieve my dreams I must choose my friends wisely and get a good education. Since a strong foundation is so important in life, I figured it must be important when building structures as well. But what kind of foundation is best? In the Bible it says “the wise man builds his house upon the stone”. Is this true? Is a stone foundation the best?I wanted to find out, therefore I chose to do my science report on foundations.” – Rebekkah Stanko

For technical direction for her report, Rebekkah sought out the advice of CFA’s Technical Director, Jim Baty. She used this information to discuss the benefits that a concrete foundations has over other types of foundations. Rebekkah sites the short installation time, versatility, and durability as the main advantages of concrete foundations.

During her experiment, she examined how plastic homes stood up to water on different ground substances and whether a foundation helped the home. As part of the procedure, Rebekkah placed each ground material. First, Rebekkah used a water hose to act as rain upon the homes. She determined that none of the homes moved in the rain, even though the rain thoroughly saturated the ground. Next, Rebekkah created flood-like conditions by pouring large amounts of water onto the ground in a short timeframe. She concluded that a home with a foundation built in sand withstood the flood the best.