Description
A school seismometer is capable of recording earthquakes from around the world. This training will prepare you to help your students locate earthquakes and determine the magnitude of of large event using seismic data collected from their own classroom or schools across the United States! This workshop is being held on the campus of the University of Missouri - Kansas City, September 19th - 21st, 2008.
Objective
By the conclusion of this workshop teachers will be able to;
- Set-up, calibrate, operate and troubleshoot their AS-1 seismograph.
- Use data collected from their AS-1 seismograph as an integral part of their seismology/plate tectonics instruction.
- Participate as part of a larger community of educational seismograph users.
Presenters
Larry Braile, Purdue University
Michael Hubenthal, IRIS
John Lahr, USGS (Retiried)
John Taber, IRIS
Kay Wyatt, Oregon Shakes
September 19th, 2008: Flarsheim Hall, Room 427
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome & IRIS Overview and Review of Agenda
8:15 – 8:45 Introduction Activity
8:45 – 9:15 Seismographs in Schools Vision
Outcome: To provide teachers with a vision and examples for using the AS-1 and its data in their classrooms, and guidance for creating an implementation plan throughout the workshop
Presentation
9:15 – 10:15 Earthquake Machine
Outcome: To increase participants understanding of the elastic rebound theory through the use of a mechanical model
Presentation
10:15 – 10:30 Morning Break
10:30 – 11:15 Seismic Waves Basics
Outcome: To increase participants understanding of Earthquake waves and their propagation.
Presentation
11:15 – 12:00 Build Your Own Seismograph
Outcome: Teachers will be able to explain how each part of a seismograph contributes to the recording of seismic waves and conduct the activity with their students.
Presentation
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Zero-order seismology
Outcome: Teachers will be able to install AmaSeis, find files in the AmaSeis file structure, locate earthquakes using the internet, make a station-event log, and plot earthquake locations on a world map.
Supporting Document (pdf version) and (doc version)
2:00 - 2:45 Recognizing Patterns In Seismograms
Outcome: Teachers will be able to distinguish earthquakes from seismic noise and will be able to recognize features within seismograms.
Presentation
2:45 – 3:00 Afternoon Break
3:00 – 3:45 Using AS-1 data to locate earthquakes
Outcome: Teachers will be able to apply the S minus P method to locate Earthquakes from AS-1 data. Including; recognition of P and S arrivals, use of the AmaSeis travel time tool to determine the S minus P time, epicenter location on a globe, uploading and downloading seismograms to IRIS, validating location the against USGS catalog and verifying the epicenter-to-station distances from latitudes and longitudes.
Presentation
3:45 – 4:15 Structured Practice Locating Earthquakes
4:15 – 4:30 Review Practice Events
4:30 – 5:00 Small Breakouts
5:00 Gots and Needs
September 20th, 2008: Flarsheim Hall, Room 427
8:00 – 8:30 Review of Gots and Needs
8:30 – 10:00 Setting-up, Troubleshooting & Calibrating Your AS-1
Outcome: Teachers will be confident that their system is set up and working correctly, correct problems that might arise and will know how to perform a simple calibration of their system and to adjust the damping of their system accordingly
Set-Up Presentation, Calibration Presentation, Snag-It Set-up (doc) & (pdf)
10:00 – 10:15 Morning Break
10:15 – 11:15 Introduction to Seismic Eruption
Outcome: Teachers will determine the occurrence rates of various magnitude earthquakes within a participant selected region of the Earth and the identify the relationship between regional tectonics and the seismic hazard
Presentation,
11:15 - 11:45 Where did “OUR” waves come from?
Outcome: Teachers will be introduced to the SeismicWaves program and will be able to import .sac files from the AS-1 into SeismicWaves and connect the recording to Earth structure.
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Monitoring Earthquakes in the U.S. Midcontinent: From Seismic Hazards to Crustal Structure
Outcome: Explore regional geologic structures and Earthquakes, as well as modern experiments to define the continent
Presentation
2:00 – 3:15 Calculate the Magnitude of An Event w/ AS-1 Data
Outcome: Teachers will be able to determine the magnitude of an event using AS-1 data and differentiate between magnitude estimates (mb, MS, mbLg). Including how to measure amplitude and period of seismic phases used in magnitude determination, how to use the Magnitude. Calculator and how to find magnitude data in online catalogs.
Presentation
3:15 – 3:30 Afternoon Break
3:30 – 4:00 Structured Practice Calculating Magnitudes
4:00 – 4:15 Review Practice Events
4:15 – 5:00 Small Breakouts
5:00 Gots and Needs
September 21st, 2008: Flarsheim Hall, Room 427
8:00 – 8:15 Review of Gots and Needs
8:15 – 8:30 Exploring Earth Structure Demo
Outcome: Use simple Models and seismic data to increase participant's understanding of Earth structure.
Presentation, Activity
8:30 - 10:00 Open Time for Planning, Practice and Q&A
10:00 – 10:15 Morning Break
10:15 – 10:45 Seismic Monitor and Other Online Tools
Presentation
10:45 - 11:15 Classroom Implimentation
Presentation
11:15 – 11:30 Q&A/Wrap-up
11:30 – 12:00 Distribute Materials & Evaluation
