Friday, January 13, 2017

Earthquake in Grade 6!


Lisa Alexander, grade 6 science teacher, recently shared this update...

Did you feel the earth shake on Thursday 1/12/17?  No need to panic, it was just our sixth-grade science classes creating their own earthquakes. 

As our sixth graders come to the end of their earth science unit, their study begins to incorporate the use our own seismograph. In 2015 the NEF supported a grant to fund the purchase of a seismograph machine to be housed at R.A. Nock Middle School.  

We are an official reporting site, recording earthquakes worldwide.  Our students have spent the last couple of months learning about earth’s structure and the forces the impact earth’s surface and the impact on humans. We are now utilizing our seismograph to monitor plate movements and discover more about the energy waves created.  

Many of our students have added the smart phone app “Quake Feed” to their personal devices.  They are alerted of earthquakes around the world.  The enthusiastic entrance into the science classrooms to see if our seismograph recorded ground shaking in Newburyport is priceless!  

Families can monitor our seismograph remotely from home by accessing the easy to use link.  Special thanks go to the NEF for supporting our partnership with the BECESP Seismology program and Weston Observatory.