Earthquake Activities-Middle Schools
Several activities that include: "Cookie Subduction", "Highway Seismograph", and "Seismic Slinky".
Make a model seismometer to learn about the concept of recording ground vibrations.
Students will need to go to the web sites given to find the answers to 15 earth science questions.
Find out how simple sinewaves can combine to make the complex waveforms of earthquakes.
The availability of research quality seismometers in schools has not been effectivly utilized. This project will assist teachers and students by providing a.) Information and a checklist of pre-experimentation planning and protocols needed by students for science fair participation and b.) Listing of possible topics that could be developed into science fair projects.
Try to re-create Pangea by moving and rotating the continents in our tectonic puzzle.
When we listent to music we hear a wide range of sound and frequencies, or notes. When we feel an earthquake we feel a weide range of frequencies, but unlike music the notes are less distinct. People describing what they felt during an earthquake may call it a "shapr jolt" or a "rolling motion:. The sharp jolt is due to high frequencies while the rolling motion is due to low frequencies. What you feel during an earthquake is a product of the earthquake itself, how far you are from the earthquake, and the types of rocks beneath you and the earthquake. To learn about this we will convert the shaking during earthquakes to sounds and then listen to the sounds.
Use a virtual seismograph to detect the location of an earthquake.
