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

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

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

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 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 Setup Video

27 Jan 2011 | Multimedia | Contributor(s): NEES EOT

How to set up Make Your Own Earthquake for use in your own classroom. Video created by Hank Ratzesberger.

http://nees.org/resources/2485

The Quake-Catcher Network

10 Jan 2011 | Tools

The Quake-Catcher Network is a collaborative initiative for developing the world's largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network by utilizing sensors in and attached to internet-connected computers.

http://nees.org/resources/2288

Make Your Own Earthquake

02 Nov 2010 | Tools | Contributor(s): Sandra Seale, Jamison Steidl, Nees EOT

Using a QCN sensor, anyone can make their own earthquake and print it out!

http://nees.org/resources/1509