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Earthquakes
In this resource students learn that the Earth’s surface is split into tectonic plates and that earthquakes usually happen at plate boundaries. They will explore how when an earthquake happens it releases vibrations, called seismic waves, and there are different types of seismic waves that move in different ways. Students will discover that seismologists measure seismic waves using instruments called seismographs and the strength or size of an earthquake is called its magnitude.
Activities include designing and creating an earthquake resistant structure then testing it using a shake table.
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Earthquakes - teacher guidance 681.24 KB
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Earthquakes presentation 20.73 MB
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Earthquakes factsheet 588.41 KB
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Earthquakes - KS4 activity sheet 379.61 KB
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Earthquakes - teacher guidance 681.24 KB -
Earthquakes presentation 20.73 MB -
Earthquakes factsheet 588.41 KB
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Earthquakes - KS4 activity sheet 379.61 KB
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