K-12 Education

The Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC) and The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) at Berkeley have developed an outreach program on earthquake engineering available to local K - 12 schools. The activities of the program include class room presentations, participation in demonstrations and a tour of the experimental facilities.

In the class room presentations, students are introduced to earthquake engineering concepts and earthquake safety. Students are given the opportunity to build and test structures on a small shake table using different materials such as K’nex (plastic snap together building sections), poster paper and or metal.

The tours will include a visit to the Earthquake Simulator Laboratory and the recently developed Hybrid Experimental Test Facility. Students will watch videos of tests performed in the laboratories including a special segment produced for NBC Dateline to demonstrate the dangers of common house hold furnishings during an earthquake.

For more information or to participate, please contact:

Ninh Trinh - Email: ninht@berkeley.edu

Previous Participants:

School: Lockwood Elementary School Teacher: Karen, Nikita Gibbs & Jennifer Sethasang - 4th Grade - 90 Students Presentation Date: Mar. 21, 2008 Field Trip Date: TBA School: Garfield Elementary School Teacher: Paulette Smith - 4th Grade - 35 Students Presentation Date: Mar. 18, 2008 Field Trip Date: TBA School: Montera Middle School Teacher:Angie Ruhlin - 6th Grade - 75 Students (3 classes) Presentation Date: Feb.26, 2008 School: Dong Fong De Cai School, Beijing, China - Sponsored By Eastbay Baptist Church of Berkeley, CA - Translator: Jonathan Tsai Principal & 9 Teachers - 8th-12 Grade - 18 Students Presentation Date & Field Trip: Jan. 11, 2008 School: Bret Hart Middle School Teacher: Brendan Stubbs- 8th Grade - 175 Students (5 classes) Presentation Date: Jan. 11, 2008 School: Hillcrest Elementary School Teacher: Susan Weinberg - 4th Grade - 36 Students Presentation Date: Dec. 7, 2007 Field Trip Date: Dec. 17, 2007 School: Glenview Elementary School Teacher: Eric - 4th Grade - 30 Students Presentation Date: Nov. 9, 2007 School: Glenview Elementary School Teacher: Louise Anderson- 1st Grade - 22 Students Presentation Date: Nov. 9, 2007 Field Trip Date: Nov. 16, 2007	Click pictures for large image

	Dong Fong De Cai School Beijing, China
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	Team Work
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	"Can we touch it?"
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	"Let shake it?"
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	Hillcrest Elementary School