http://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_natdis/cub_natdis_lesson03.xmllessontext/xmlIntegrated Teaching and Learning Program, Earthearthquakeearthquake damagefaultmeasureMercalli scaleprocessRichter scaleseismogramseismographseismographystructureAftershocksBody wavesCompression wavesEpicenterFaultFocusTectonic plateMagmaMegathrustMercalli scaleP wavesPacific platePrimary wavesRichter scaleRing of FireS wavesSan Andreas FaultSecondary wavesSeismographSeismogramSurface wavesTsunami

Students learn the two main methods to measure earthquakes, the Richter Scale and the Mercalli Scale. They make a model of a seismograph — a measuring device that records an earthquake on a seismogram. Students also investigate which structural designs are most likely to survive an earthquake. And, they illustrate an informational guide to the Mercalli Scale.

Civil, structural, mechanical and materials engineers make sure the structures we rely upon are built strong enough to keep us safe. To reduce the number of human injuries and casualties, they research and test new and improved techniques and materials that help structures withstand the tremendous earthquake forces. For example, engineers have developed shock absorbers and structure sliders — techniques that isolate the foundation of a building from the ground so the building and the earth move independently. They also create monitoring equipment to predict and measure earthquakes and warn surrounding communities. Describe how humans are affected by earthquakes.Explain the distribution and causes of earthquakes that shape/change the Earth.Understand why engineers need to learn about earthquakes.Identify cause-effect relationships involved in earthquakes. 50TeachEngineering.orgJessica ToddMelissa StratenMalinda Schaefer ZarskeJanet YowellClark, John, David Flint, Tony Hare, Keith Hare and Clint Twist. Encyclopedia of our Earth, New York: Shooting Star Press, 1995.Ganeri, Anita. Science Questions and Answers: Earth Science. New York: Dillon Press, 1993.Knapp, Brian. The Grolier Illustrated Library of the Environment. Earth, Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational Corporation, 1995.Press, Frank and Raymond Siever. Understanding Earth, New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1998.Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn. Plate Tectonics. Brookfield, CT: Twenty-First Century Books, 1998.Walters, Martin and Felicity Trotman. A Prentice Hall Illustrated Dictionary. Earth Sciences. New York: Prentice Hall General Reference, 1991.World Book. Young Scientist: Planet Earth. Water. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1991.http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/great/1906/index.htmlhttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/sig_srch_idb.shtmlhttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/slideset/earthquakes/http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/grounders/tsunamis.htmlhttp://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/teachers.phphttp://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/doc/mmi.htmlhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/http://www.fema.gov/kids/quakehttp://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/resource/geohaz/eqed_d.htmlS114174AInternational_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyE. Models are used to communicate and test design ideas and processes.35S11425A1ColoradoSciencea. Analyze and interpret data identifying ways Earth's surface is constantly changing through a variety of processes and forces such as plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, solar influences, climate, and human activity 55S11425A2ColoradoScienceb. Develop and communicate an evidence based scientific explanation around one or more factors that change Earth's surface55United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2011-03-305Teacher