Earthquakes

Introduction

Woooooooah! Did you feel that? We just had an earthquake!

Luckily that was just a small one, but a few things still fell over. Can you imagine if that had been a bigger earthquake? "Seismic engineering is a branch of engineering that searches for ways to make structures, such as buildings and bridges, resistant to earthquake damage. Seismic engineers aim to develop building techniques that will prevent any damage in a minor quake and avoid serious damage or collapse in a major shake" Today you’re a seismic engineer researching earthquakes and designing things to minimize the damage they cause. Let’s get started!

Task

Before we start designing we need to know more about earthquakes themselves. Please answer the questions below.

What causes Earthquakes?

How they are measured?

When was the largest earthquake in Tennessee history?

What was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded? How much damage occurred?

Once you have answered these questions watch the video below.

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoGVRSPVXLg]

Using what you have learned about earthquakes and the destruction they cause come up with 3 ideas that would help minimize the damage caused by earthquakes. Using these ideas make a poster that displays an illustration and explanation of one of them.