Make Your Own Earthquake Carts from NEES@Reno

10 Oct 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Images of portable Make Your Own Earthquake carts from NEES@Reno. The jumping “platform” is a rubber mat with an accelerometer embedded in it. Everything stores very nicely in the cart with the …

http://nees.org/resources/5036

World Earthquake 2011: Visualization Map

02 Apr 2012 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

Developed by a researcher in Japan, this 9 minute visualization shows the locations, magnitude and depths of the 9323 earthquakes with magnitude greater than or equal to 4.5 from January 1, 2011 to …

http://nees.org/resources/4389

Earthquake Waves

05 Dec 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Heidi Pence, NEES EOT

To give students a visual example, using a slinky, of how an energy wave propagates through the Earth. K-12 Earthquake Activity Teaching Modules A Joint Project of the Network for Earthquake …

http://nees.org/resources/3848

Fault Slip - Grades 4-5

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Joe Paul Trudeau, NEES EOT

Students will learn data interpretation and about earthquakes through the use of the Quake Catcher Network (QCN) device and a gritted surface models fault slip. K-12 Earthquake Activity Teaching …

http://nees.org/resources/3839

Convection Current and Tetonic Plates

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Hanna Vincent, NEES EOT

Students should understand the actions of fluids and gases with varying densities, which create convection currents. This demonstration will broaden their understanding of how such currents shape the …

http://nees.org/resources/3915

Earthquake Epicenter

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Sean Allen, NEES EOT

K-12 Earthquake Activity Teaching Modules A Joint Project of the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) and the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) In the spring of 2011, …

http://nees.org/resources/3914

Earthquake Waves and Propagation Through a Surface

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Heidi Pence, NEES EOT

Purpose: To give students a demonstration of how earthquake waves propagate through the earth using a Quake Catcher Network (QCN) device to record the material response.

http://nees.org/resources/3898

Fault Slip - Grades 6-8

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Joe Paul Trudeau, NEES EOT

Students will learn graphing skills, data interpretation, and earthquake mechanics through the use of the Quake Catcher Network (QCN) device and a gritted surface to demonstrate fault slip.

http://nees.org/resources/3919

Fault Slip - Grades 9-12

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Joe Paul Trudeau, NEES EOT

Students will learn graphing skills, data interpretation, and earthquake mechanics through the use of the Quake Catcher Network (QCN) device and a gritted surface to demonstrate fault slip.

http://nees.org/resources/3920

Food Fault Lines (s'mores and more)

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Hanna Vincent, NEES EOT

Purpose: Explore what happens at fault lines using food found in your kitchen. Questions for your students: Can you think of foods that are easy to break apart and some that are difficult to break …

http://nees.org/resources/3917

Mountains and Sedimentary Rock

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Hanna Vincent, NEES EOT

Explore how moving continental plates can form mountains using a simple experiment with sand and flour. Why do mountains and some hills have layered rocks in them? Standards: National Science …

http://nees.org/resources/3918

Shake Things Up!

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Joe Paul Trudeau, Hanna Vincent, NEES EOT

This activity will educate students about earthquakes and vibrations using a shake table and the Quake Catcher Network (QCN) device. This experiment asks students to graph data for the …

http://nees.org/resources/3923

South America and Africa Puzzle

29 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Hanna Vincent, NEES EOT

See how well South America and Africa fit together! I wonder why that is..... Do you think that the two continents were once next to each other? National Science Standards: K-4 Content Standard …

http://nees.org/resources/3916

Base Isolation

11 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French, NEES EOT

Earthquake engineers take advantage of inertial forces to protect a building from damage during an earthquake. By using base isolation to separate the building from the ground, they can reduce the …

http://nees.org/resources/3832

Natural Frequency: Masses on Rods

11 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French, NEES EOT

The mass and stiffness of a building affect how much an earthquake damages the building. The natural frequency, related to mass and stiffness, is the frequency that the structure will shake at. Since …

http://nees.org/resources/3830

What are Earthquakes?

10 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French, NEES EOT

Plate tectonics is a theory that describes the movement of the Earth #39;s crust. The Earth #39;s outer shell consists of individual plates, which interact in various ways and thereby produce …

http://nees.org/resources/3828

Slinky Waves

09 Nov 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French, NEES EOT

When an earthquake occurs, energy is released in the form of seismic waves. This activity uses slinkys, toothpicks and marshmallows to explore two types of seismic waves (p-waves and s-waves) and …

http://nees.org/resources/3826

Understanding How Earthquakes Affect the Built Environment: Day 5

19 Oct 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Amy Cerato, NEES EOT

This engineering educational module on the behavior of piles in soft clays during earthquake loading seeks to introduce engineering as a viable career to 5th-8th graders and teach students how …

http://nees.org/resources/3719

Understanding How Earthquakes Affect the Built Environment: Day 4

13 Oct 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Amy Cerato, NEES EOT

This engineering educational module on the behavior of piles in soft clays during earthquake loading seeks to introduce engineering as a viable career to 5th-8th graders and teach students how …

http://nees.org/resources/3691

Understanding How Earthquakes Affect the Built Environment: Day 1

07 Oct 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Amy Cerato, NEES EOT

This engineering educational module on the behavior of piles in soft clays during earthquake loading seeks to introduce engineering as a viable career to 5th-8th graders and teach students how …

http://nees.org/resources/3652