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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Earthquake in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will learn how engineers construct buildings to withstand damage from earthquakes by building their own structure with toothpicks and marshmallows. Students will test how earthquake-proof their buildings are by testing them on...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Build an Earthquake City

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about earthquakes and how they effect structures. Student then apply their knowledge by trying to build an earthquake resistant city.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Faulty Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students are introduced to faults. They will learn about different kinds of faults and understand their relationship to earthquakes. The students will build cardboard models of the three different types of faults as...