From Hannah Dye, 4th grade teacher at Dixie: The students worked together in teams to design buildings that would survive an earthquake of 7 or more on the Richter scale. We created a list of building codes as a class and discussed the recent earthquake in Haiti. Students discovered that much of the damage in Haiti could have been diminished if they had building codes in place.
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Here is a You Tube video that is for the teacher (though you could share with the kids depending on how much information you want to give them on stable structures. Thanks Jenny Cavanna!
Molly O'Donoghue's 4th grade class spent time designing a prototype structure that Miwok's could have built using natural resources. They tested out their designs on an Earthquake shake table and re-designed based on those tests.
Here is a TED-ED video with all the vocabulary about earthquakes that we learned about this summer during our training. The video is a great watch for all teachers, but might be hard to grasp for elementary students.
3rd Grade at Glenwood School worked on Earthquake Structures. Here are some pictures along with a couple slow motion videos. They were filmed using the SloPro app on an iPad. You can't email the videos unless you upgrade to the paid version. You can find more information from the Exploratorium on the Professional Development Page. Click on the Exploratorium Resources.
Thank you Gina Tanner and Ed Malaret from Mary E. Silveira school for this resource. Pictures from San Pedro's 4th grade pasta structures
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