Shake and Quake

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

Shake and Quake is a simulation program that mimics professional structural analysis. Click Here To View the Site This material is one of ten middle school learning activities provided by MCEER.

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Layers of the Earth: Plate Tectonics

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

Students explore layers with common food products and relate them to the layers of the Earth using mathematics. Click Here To View the Site This material is one of ten middle school learning …

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Earthquakes - An Introduction

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson explores what earthquakes are, in the context of plate tectonics, by demonstrating what occurs along a fault line during an earthquake. Click Here To View the Site This material is …

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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 …

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Planning for Surviving Earthquakes

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson delves into the humanitarian side of surviving earthquakes, focusing on basic needs that need to be met after an earthquake. Click Here To View the Site This material is one of ten …

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What is Engineering Design?

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson helps students understand the basic rules and regulations engineers follow when designing buildings. Click Here To View the Site This material is one of ten middle school learning …

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Properties of Building Materials

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson allows students to explore the properties and use of building materials, and relating those materials to earthquake engineering design. Click Here To View the Site This material is one …

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Creating the Blueprints

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson is intended to further students' knowledge about the process of design, focusing on the mathematics and procedures of creating floor plan blueprints. Click Here To View the Site This …

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Creating the Model

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson expands on the notion of engineering design, by building 3-D models of simple designs, and testing the structures on a shake-table. Click Here To View the Site This material is one of …

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Creating the Virtual Model

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

This lesson explores earthquake engineering design with the help of Shake and Quake, an earthquake simulator, specific to three earthquakes (seismic events); El Centro (1940), Northridge (1994), and …

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Constructing Earthquake-Proof Buildings

02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

Students build and test buildings on an inexpensive, homemade shake-table. They will explore different techniques for minimizing earthquake damage. Click Here To View the Site This material is …

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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 …

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