Busy Friday!

Between turning your MOS folders in, taking a quiz, and smiling pretty for Picture Day not much time was left to work on our buildings.

No worries...building will continue on Monday. Be prepared Tuesday for the testing of your structure.

Have an awesome weekend!

Blueprints

In class we started to think about the design of our earthquake structure. Tomorrow we will start the building phase.

Remember to keep in mind safety features that will help the building!

Don't forget your MOS logs and to study for your quiz!

Earthquake triggers a tsunami

Two strong earthquakes have happened within the past day.

1. Under the ocean floor near the Samoa Islands (Pacific Ocean)
1. 8.0 magnitude
2. This triggered a tsunami that reached the island of the American Samoas
2. In Indonesia, near Sumatra
1. 7.6 magnitude
2. Tsunami warnings were issued but cancelled.

These are not the only earthquakes that have occurred. Check out the USGS site to see just how many quakes rattle the ground each day.

Safety check!

Could our classroom survive a quake? We answered this question by looking at how well certain materials would hold up. For example, our lights hang so we would want them to be secured to the ceiling (if we were in a high-risk area).

For homework conduct a safety check of your home (or one room of your house). How well would the objects withstand all the shaking? Write a summary of your findings. Use the checklist we did in class to help you!

Reminders for Friday:

• Picture day!
• Lesson 10 and 11 Quiz
• MOS logs due (3 should be completed)

Earthquake engineering

This week our focus is on how to reduce the amount of damage caused from an earthquake.

Remember~ It is not the earthquake itself that causes all the destruction. The destruction is a result of what can happen when the earth shakes.

Today we acted as insurance adjusters and assessed damage to various property during the 1906 quake in San Francisco.

Tomorrow, we will start looking at how buildings are constructed and what can be done to make them safer.

Thursday you will then be the engineers ~ constructing a building that can withstand an earthquake. Paying attention in class this week will definitely come in handy for this!

Homework tonight!! Read pgs 130-133 and complete questions on handout.

Also be sure to review your notes on Lessons 10 and 11 ~ You have a quiz on Friday!