This online resource investigates fault lines and earthquakes.
The resource has been developed by Geoscience Australia specifically for use in the classroom and the material available on the site examines the occurrence and origins of earthquakes based on the plate tectonics model and has an overview of plate tectonics that distinguishes between the types of faults found at the different types of plate boundaries.
This online resource investigates the potential damage done by earthquakes.
The resource gives instructions on how to build miniature models of cities out of common kitchen ingredients to test various structures against simulated earthquakes.
The cities are built using sugar, bouillon and gelatin cubes. They are then put through simulated earthquakes to see which cube structures withstand the shaking movements the best.
This online resource investigates the implications of earthquakes.
The resource gives details for a student activity building and testing a structure that needs to withstand simulated earthquake vibrations.
Students use a shake table to simulate the earthquakes' movement. The activity can be used as is, or can be used as a stimulus for similar activities such as simulating liquifaction.
There is also scope to build and test different types of structures, using a variety of materials, to examine how the shake table affects the structures.
