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    Ms. Hula gave a presentation to 4th grade students about earthquakes and engineering. She discussed what causes earthquakes, the movement of tectonic plates over millions of years, and asked questions about fault lines and building in earthquake-prone areas. The students then participated in an experiment where they used supplies to build earthquake-proof structures and test them against a simulated quake. The lesson engaged the students in learning about earthquakes and engineering challenges, though could be improved by shortening engagement and splitting it over multiple days.

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    Ms. Hula gave a presentation to 4th grade students about earthquakes and engineering. She discussed what causes earthquakes, the movement of tectonic plates over millions of years, and asked questions about fault lines and building in earthquake-prone areas. The students then participated in an experiment where they used supplies to build earthquake-proof structures and test them against a simulated quake. The lesson engaged the students in learning about earthquakes and engineering challenges, though could be improved by shortening engagement and splitting it over multiple days.

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    Ms. Hula gave a presentation to 4th grade students about earthquakes and engineering. She discussed what causes earthquakes, the movement of tectonic plates over millions of years, and asked questions about fault lines and building in earthquake-prone areas. The students then participated in an experiment where they used supplies to build earthquake-proof structures and test them against a simulated quake. The lesson engaged the students in learning about earthquakes and engineering challenges, though could be improved by shortening engagement and splitting it over multiple days.

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    Step One Final

    Presentation
    Teaching 4th graders about the engineering
    design process.
    Ms. Hula
    Williams Elementary

    Nature vs Engineers
    Competing against nature

    Question: What is an earthquake

    Answer:

    An earthquake is what happens when


    two blocks of the earth suddenly slip
    past one another. The surface where
    they slip is called the fault or fault
    plane. The location below the earths
    surface where the earthquake starts
    is called the hypocenter, and the
    location directly above it on the
    surface of the earth is called the
    epicenter.

    What is happening during an


    earthquake

    Pangea: the supercontinent

    About 130 mya

    Plate tectonics

    Continents move about 1 10cm a


    year

    Question: can you guess were the


    united states is?

    Answer:

    Other questions asked:

    Does anyone know what Pangea is and


    why it is associated with earthquakes and
    volcano's

    Were are the major fault lines in the


    continental united states.

    We then asked how engineers build


    buildings in areas with high numbers of
    earthquakes

    Important engineering picture

    Experiment

    Set up students with 1st set of supplies

    Kept engineering picture up on smart board

    Gave out 2nd bag of supplies

    Watch out earthquake Gary about to strike.

    100% CHANCE OF EARTHQUAKE


    PREDICTED!!!!!!!

    Things that went well:

    Students remembered about previous


    lesson on engineering
    Students enjoyed building
    earthquake proof buildings
    Students learned a little bit about
    historical geography
    Students did good job building and
    forgot about pizza party

    Things to improve on

    Make sure were not going to loose


    of class after discussion

    Make engagement shorter, (17


    minutes)

    Make as a possible 2 or 3 part lesson

    Make and bring an earthquake table

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