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Geographypods
Geography Pods: Earthquake Proof Buildings [Ppt]
Presents examples of earthquake-proof buildings around the world, and designs and techniques that can be used. The last slide presents students with the task of designing an earthquake-proof building, including a description of how to...
University of Wisconsin
Scien Count Ers: Earthquake Proof Buildings
This lesson looks at how the forces of an earthquake impact on buildings, and different ways to make buildings earthquake-proof. Includes student worksheet and tectonic plates map.
Other
Shake Proof Science: Engineering Earthquake Safe Structures [Pdf]
Lesson covering earthquake basics and designing structures that can withstand earthquakes. Students are tasked with building earthquake-proof structures using marshmallows, spaghetti, and the option of bamboo skewers. These are then...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Buildings and Earthquakes Which Stands? Which Falls? [Pdf]
This is an excellent collection of background material, resource and video links, and lesson plan activities on earthquakes and methods for constructing buildings that will withstand an earthquake.
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Jacaranda: Atlas of Discovery: Design an Earthquake Proof House [Pdf]
A worksheet challenging students to build three models of houses using different materials, and test them to see if they can withstand the vibrations of a simulated earthquake.
San Jose State University
San Jose State University: Buildings in Earthquakes [Ppt]
Explains the physics of building movement during an earthquake through a discussion of force, mass, acceleration, frequency, and period. Then looks at the factors that affect a building's resilience versus the damage it could sustain.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Buildings and Earthquakes
Do you think you can build a house that can withstand the shaking from an earthquake? In this activity, students design and construct model building that will be tested on a shake table with a force sensor. Activity includes questions...
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center: Shaking It Up With Earthquake Engineering
Students will learn basic information about earthquakes and their impact. They then follow the engineering design process as they construct earthquake-resistant buildings using toothpicks and marshmallows. The buildings are tested using...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Safe Structures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How buildings can be made safer from earthquakes.
Museum of Science
Ei E: Shake Things Up: Engineering Journal [Pdf]
A 34-page student journal of worksheets to accompany a lesson unit on designing buildings that will withstand an earthquake. [SEE: http://eie.org/sites/default/files/es_educator_guide_2014_10_09.pdf] First, they work on simple...
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Tech Museum: Building for the Big One [Pdf]
This resource presents a project where learners design and build structures that can withstand an earthquake. The project can include an extension where students look at the factors of soil type and proximity to fault in their design....
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Building an Earthquake Resistant Structure
How can you use the engineering design process to build a structure that can stand up to an earthquake?
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Un/isdr: Stop Disasters!
The goal of this online game is to save lives after a disaster. Students choose a scenario and try to minimize the impact of a disaster. They explore how to build safer villages and cities as they learn about disaster risk reduction.