Earthquake seismographs for volunteers to operate in K-12 classrooms

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Article

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1-1-2000

Abstract

© 2000 Society of Exploration Geophysicists. We have completed development of a seismograph system that is easy to operate and relatively inexpensive to purchase, one that is intended to be used for teaching earth sciences to students of all ages, by recording earthquakes from around the world, right in their classroom. This seismograph is computer-based and self-contained, requiring no hook-ups to the internet or to advanced timing devices, and can be operated in a classroom for two or three months at a time, allowing the recording of, typically, a few very large earthquakes somewhere in the world. It is our intention to make it easy for volunteers to obtain and operate seismographs in their local schools, and to assist teachers in bringing earth science to the classroom in a very meaningful way.

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SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts

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