05 Jan SUNDAY SEISMOLOGY!
What: Hands On Seismology, Machine Design, and Engineering
When: Every other Sunday January thru March 2018 (1/21, 2/4, 2/18, 3/4, 3/18)
2:00-4:00 PM
Where: Sauvie Island School Bus Barn
This is a Sunday extra curricular course for 6-8th grade students. Students will learn how to design and build a shake table to simulate earthquakes for the use of future learning at the school. The course will be structured to adapt to the talents and interests of the group of students while focusing on the goal of gaining a stronger understanding of the core concepts around earthquakes and machine design.
The course will consist of studying earthquakes and learning how to simulate earth movements by constructing a shake table. Topic to be discussed include:
- Geology – Geology as it pertains to Pacific Northwest earthquakes
- Earthquakes – Sources, types, severity
- Machine Design – Design of a machine to simulate an earthquake using common materials
- Fabrication – Construction of shake table
- Research and Development – Trouble shooting of the design and fabricated table using instrumentation to best simulate an earthquake
- Earthquake simulation – shake testing of soils and model structures for practical review of how they perform in an earthquake
While the most benefit to the student would be gained from attending all sessions, partial attendance is fine.
About the project leader: Bryce Foster (Parent Volunteer)
Bryce (parent of a 1st and 4th grader) has a BS in Mechanical Engineering, is working on a MS in Electrical Engineering, and has extensive job related civil and construction engineering experience. He has industry experience in material testing, failure analysis, civil engineering, construction, and machine design and has worked in several industries including missile defense, vehicle design, wireless communications, and power distribution. Last year he taught metallurgy and metal art as part of the materials elective and was an 8th grade project mentor in the 2016/2017 school year.