Make Your Own Earthquake: NEES@Illinois

31 May 2011 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): Gregory Pluta, NEES EOT

NEES@Illinois used the Make Your Own Earthquake activity to demonstrate principles of earthquake engineering and seismic activity to K-12 students at the 2011 Engineering Open House. Aditya …

http://nees.org/resources/2988

Make Your Own Earthquake: K - 4 Lesson Plan

26 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Jason Lloyd, NEES EOT

Make your Own Earthquake: Students will be able to generate energy waves and observe their amplitudes as recorded by a simple seismometer. They #39;ll make their own earthquake! The introduction to …

http://nees.org/resources/2818

Make Your Own Earthquake: Grade 5 - 8 Lesson Plan

26 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Jason Lloyd, NEES EOT

Make your Own Earthquake: Students will be able to generate energy waves and observe their amplitudes as recorded by an accelerometer. The introduction to the lesson will develop the path your lesson …

http://nees.org/resources/2819

Make Your Own Earthquake: Grade 9 - 12 Lesson Plan

26 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Jason Lloyd, NEES EOT

Make your Own Earthquake: Students will be able to generate energy waves and observe their amplitudes as recorded by an accelerometer. Students will use the recorded accelerations to further …

http://nees.org/resources/2820

Make Your Own Earthquake: QCN Network Lab

14 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

By Deborah Kane. This activity reviews the concept of acceleration and then introduces students to a sensor that records acceleration. The lab exercise leads the students through several exploratory …

http://nees.org/resources/2825

Make Your Own Earthquake: Magnitude and Intensity Lab

11 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

by (Option 1) Deborah Kane and (Option 2) IRIS. This activity describes the differences between an earthquake's magnitude and intensity and then has students experiment with the Quake-Catcher Network …

http://nees.org/resources/2807

Make Your Own Earthquake: Seismic Waves and the Slinky: A Guide for Teachers

11 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Make your Own Earthquake: This teaching guide is designed to introduce the concepts of waves and seismic waves that propagate within the Earth, and to provide ideas and suggestions for how to teach …

http://nees.org/resources/2809

Make Your Own Earthquake: What is a Seismometer?

11 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Students will learn that a seismometer detects three components of motion and that a seismogram is the record of an earthquake. Prior to this activity, students should be introduced to the basics of …

http://nees.org/resources/2790

Make Your Own Earthquake: Seismac Activity I: "Take the pulse of your classroom using Seismac!"

11 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Students should already have received instruction on the basic principles of seismic waves. For ideas on how to provide this instruction please see: …

http://nees.org/resources/2792

Make Your Own Earthquake: The Accelerometer

01 Apr 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Tenille Denise Medley

The Accelerometer Introduction Acceleration is the change of movement. For example, if you are walking in the park at a speed of 3 miles per hour then you decide to start jogging at a speed of 5 …

http://nees.org/resources/2769

Elementary School Presentation - Plate Tectonics, Seismology and Earthquakes

09 Feb 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Jamison Steidl, NEES EOT

A Powerpoint discussion of Plate Tectonics, Seismology and Earthquakes directed toward elementary school students.

http://nees.org/resources/2597

Middle School Presentation - Plate Tectonics, Seismology and Earthquakes

09 Feb 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Jamison Steidl, NEES EOT

A Powerpoint presentation on Plate Tectonics, Seismology and Earthquakes aimed at middle school students.

http://nees.org/resources/2601

Magnitude of the Richter Scale

05 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

In this activity, students will learn about the Richter Scale for measuring earthquakes. The students will make a booklet with drawings that represent each rating of the Richter Scale. Click here …

http://nees.org/resources/575

Types and Magnitudes of Earthquakes

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson is intended to help students learn about how earthquakes are measured, and the difference of varying intensities. Students will make associations between the modified Mercalli intensity …

http://nees.org/resources/423

Tremor Troop: Earthquakes - A Teacher's Package for K-6. Revised Edition

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This teacher's package for grades K-6 provides ready-to-use, hands-on activities for students and teachers on the science of earthquakes and earthquake safety. This edition contains assessments …

http://nees.org/resources/436