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What’s Shakin’, Dude?

Students will create their own P- & S-wave travel chart and develop a better
understanding of the relationship between the two wave types, travel times, and travel distances.

More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: 1 pylon or stick to place in the ground for each “seismograph station” 1 pylon or stick to represent the epicenter 1 stopwatch for each seismograph station 1 lab packet per student 1 drum/tambourine/set of sticks/ etc. to set pace 1 index card per team to record field data Graph paper (1/4" square ruled paper)
Author: Peggy Warren
Source: © www.geosociety.org
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