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Lesson Plan
Other

Tech Museum: Building for the Big One [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This resource presents a project where students 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....
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Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earthquake Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
In this experiment, students create a model of an earthquake machine and test it to observe what would happen to a building during an earthquake. A worksheet is provided for recording observations.