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Do you want to have more science in your life? Of
course you do and this is the link for you!
Check out the extra credit assignment below, follow
the directions and show your work to your teacher
when you are finished.
Go to a
museum from the comfort of your home!
Take a trip to
the Bancroft Library's on-line exhibit about the
1906 San Francisco earthquake and hear first hand
accounts of earthquake survival. See pictures
and learn about earthquake damage. Do the
activities below in your composition notebook and
show them to me when you are finished. Make
sure to write in complete sentences because good
writing supports great science!
Understanding the 1906 San Francisco
Earthquake
Room 1:
1.
Click on “Building Construction
Standards.” Read the first paragraph and describe
the ways in which the buildings were not designed to
withstand disaster.
Room 2:
2.
Click on “Personal Memories Recorded”
and write your impressions. What was the women’s
experience during the quake?
3.
Click on “Sounds of an Earthquake”
and write down how the earthquake sounds to you.
4.
Click on “Buildings sank like
Quicksand” and describe the surfaces on which the
buildings were built and how it affected the way the
buildings were damaged.
5.
What is liquefaction and how did it
have an impact on San Francisco?
6.
Click on “Bad Construction” and
explain more about building construction and why
buildings failed.
7.
Click on “Ground swells Galore” and
describe what happened to San Francisco’s streets
during and after the earthquake.
Room 3:
8.
Read the introduction and explain why
the fires caused so much damage.
Second
Extra Credit Project: Help Solve a 175-year-old
mystery!
Epsilon Aurigae
is a star that has baffled scientists since 1821.
Through your observations, you can help unravel the
mystery. Go to
www.citizensky.org and download the activity
packet. Complete the packet and show it to
your teacher for extra credit points. You will
need an adult to help you log on and use the
internet safely!
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