- What design features or building materials already exist, or could be used in the future to help homes and buildings withstand earthquakes?
- How does the financial situation of the country you live in impact on whether you have a home that can withstand an earthquake? Is this fair?
Open and read this word document: how-to-reduce-the-impacts-of-earthquakes
Open and read this word document: earthquake-proof-building-design-features
Click “Show More”on the YouTube clip to see a transcript of what is said.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/10/earthquakes
http://www.eie.org/engineering-adventures/curriculum-units/shake-things
http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/buildings-earthquake-proof.htm
Earthquakes Project Based Learning 