Steam Hub Project - Seismo Lab Activity
- ȘCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ HARTOP , Romania (andreeamarcela.baltag@yahoo.com)
Out of the desire to integrate information from several fields of science in order to explain various phenomena to students of grades 5-8, we have laid the foundations of the STEAM HUB project, which takes place in the form of a science club with bimonthly activity, with permanent access, during the entire school year. The project directly addresses a number of 10-15 students, selected by applying a questionnaire to identify their interest in the proposal. Students will work individually and in teams in a collaborative manner. Through the proposed activities, indirect beneficiaries will be a number of approximately 100-200 students, as well as parents and the community.
One of the club’s activities is related to seismology (Seismo Lab) and is aimed to increase risk awareness in the event of an earthquake, to stimulate interest in studying and understanding of seismology related phenomena, to initiate students to scientific research.
In order to achieve the objectives proposed in this activity, we will be presenting scientific content adapted to student’s level, will consolidate the information acquired by making of a seismograph and a vibrating table, monitoring both, recording and processing their output data.
The activities proposed will be presented interdisciplinary, creating connections with other subject areas:
Geography - studying tectonic movements and earth layers
Biology - studying earthquake precursors related to animals behavior
History - studying collections of papers, documents, statistics, journals, interviews with elderly people regarding earthquakes
Physics - studying interface of seismic waves, exemplifying the phenomena with the help of the vibrating table, observing the movement and damage produced with the help of building models
Math – reading / understanding of a seismogram, identifying the P and S wave time
Computer Science – using software programs in order to transform earthquakes into sound “The sound of the Earth”
Art - drawing posters showing the effects or the energy released when an earthquake occurs.
How to cite: Andreea Marcela, B.: Steam Hub Project - Seismo Lab Activity, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-2344, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-2344, 2023.
