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Whose Fault Is It?

In this seismic simulation, learners play a "who-dunnit" game to explore earthquakes. Learners act as the source, carriers, and detectors of earthquake waves, while the group determines who the secret starter of an earthquake is by applying some basic principles of seismology. Learners are introduced to the concept of a seismic wave lag and use data from the activity to create a seismic wave travel-time graph. This activity can be adapted for...

Keywords:: Social Sciences, S-wave, Problem Solving, Geology, NSDL, Tsunami, Ecology, Physics, Wave Properties, Multiples and Factors, Volcano, Number and Operations, Tectonic Plate, Chemistry, General, Earth System Science, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics, Science and Society, Physical Science, Communicating Results, Fault, Mathematics, Earth Processes, Science as a Career, Engineering, Wave Motion, Earthquake, Earthquakes, Seismic, Lag Time, Rate, Education, Patterns, P-wave, Triangulation, Graphing, Representation, Conducting Investigations, Seismometer, Earth Structure, Data Representation, Data Analysis, Forestry and Agriculture, Seismologist, Epicenter, Geoscience, Measurement, Technology and the Environment, Data Collection, Hypocenter, Waves, Gathering Data, General Science, Technology, Impacts of Technology, Seismology, Rocks and Minerals, Data Analysis and Probability, Vibration and Waves, Formulating Explanations