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1. Shake and Quake

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   02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

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

2. Understanding Natural Frequency: Masses on Rods

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   29 Sep 2011 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Catherine Ellen French

   A common technique for analyzing structures is to treat them as lumped masses on a single rod, which simplifies the analysis. A single story building would then be modeled as a rod of the height of the structure with all of the weight of the structure located at the top of the rod. A multi-story...

3. What are Earthquakes?

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

   Plate tectonics is a theory that describes the movement of the Earth's crust. The Earth's outer shell consists of individual plates, which interact in various ways and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself. Because each plate moves as a distinct...

4. Slinky Waves

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   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 their effect on the vibration of structures. Topics: Structural dynamics

5. June 2010 User Workshop

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   10 Jun 2010 | Learning Objects | Contributor(s): Dawn Weisman

   June 2010 User Workshop at Bowen Lab

6. Layers of the Earth: Plate Tectonics

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   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 SiteThis material is one of ten middle school learning activities provided by MCEER.

7. Earthquakes - An Introduction

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   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 SiteThis material is one of ten middle school learning activities provided by MCEER.

8. Earthquake Safety Activities for Children and Teachers

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   02 Aug 2010 | Learning Objects

   This updated publication provides elementary school teachers with ready-to-use, hands-on activities that explain what happens during and earthquake, how to prepare for earthquake shaking, and how to stay safe during and after an earthquake.Click here to view the PDFThis material was provided by...

9. Types and Magnitudes of Earthquakes

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   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 scale and the Richter magnitude scale.Click Here To View the SiteThis material is one of ten middle...

10. Planning for Surviving Earthquakes

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    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 SiteThis material is one of ten middle school learning activities provided by MCEER.