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		<title>Earthquake Experiment #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important things to do before an earthquake is to strap down the hot water heater to keep it from spilling over or starting a fire during an earthquake. To demonstrate why that's important, try this experiment.


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		<title>Earthquake Experiment #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are inside during an earthquake, it's important to take cover under a heavy piece of furniture for protection. To see why, try this experiment. 


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		<title>Dynamic Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will understand the following:
1. 	A tidal wave, or tsunami , is a huge, destructive wave caused by a certain type of earthquake.


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		<title>Killer Quake!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To gain experience with the thinking process involved in constructing an earthquake-proof building.


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		<title>Candy Quakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using a candy bar, gum, and Twizzlers, students will demonstrate the effects of deformational forces on the earth's crust. 


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		<title>The Day the Earth Shook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To explore structural engineering through three design challenges.


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		<title>Earthquake Teaching Box</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students learn the importance of studying past earthquakes to predict what might happen in the future.


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		<title>A Model of Three Faults</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will observe fault movements on a model of the earth's surface. 


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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To understand Plate Tectonic processes on the Earth, and to better understand where future earthquakes are likely to occur, it is important to know how to locate earthquakes as they occur. In this activity students use recent, three-component seismic data to locate a global earthquake.


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		<title>Exploring Rates of Earthquake Occurrence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The activity allows the students to select their own region of interest and to interrogate the earthquake catalog to obtain quantitative data on the rate of occurrence of earthquakes of various magnitudes within their chosen region


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