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Earthquakes Living Lab: Geology and the 1906 San Francisco Quake
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Mooney, Mike Parekh, Minal Schankweiler, Scott Noffsinger, Jessica Johnson, Karen Knudtsen, Jonathan |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Students examine the effects of geology on earthquake magnitudes and how engineers anticipate and prepare for these effects. Using information provided through the Earthquakes Living Lab interface, students investigate how geology, specifically soil type, can amplify the magnitude of earthquakes and their consequences. Students examine the effects of geology on earthquake magnitudes and how engineers anticipate and prepare for these effects. Using information provided through the Earthquakes Living Lab interface, students investigate how geology, specifically soil type, can amplify the magnitude of earthquakes and their consequences. Students look in-depth at the historical 1906 San Francisco earthquake and its destruction thorough photographs and data. They compare the 1906 California earthquake to another historical earthquake in Kobe, Japan, looking at the geological differences and impacts in the two regions, and learning how engineers, geologists and seismologists work to predict earthquakes and minimize calamity. A worksheet serves as a student guide for the activity. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Colorado School of Mines Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space San Francisco Earthquakes Living Lab Earthquake Liquefaction Magnitude Earthquake Engineering Geology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H |
| Education Level | Class V Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Structure of the Earth |
