The Science Behind Earthquakes 1
56:07
Grades: 5 - 8
Video Description: View this program from the Saint Louis University Earthquake Center to investigate the science behind earthquakes, both causes and effects. See historic and current seismic equipment, differentiate between the fact and fiction of the historic New Madrid earthquakes of winter 1811-1812, and find out the prospects for “predicting” future earthquakes as you learn directly from geologists and seismologists. Our guest is Dr. Richard B. Hermann of the Saint Louis University Earthquake Center.
Type of Video: Program*
Unique Video ID: Geology-3**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in a flipped learning activity and have students come to class prepared to share two insights gained by watching the video and two questions they’d like answered through their own or class research.
- Shorter segments edited from this program are also available on the website. Search for the segments using the keyword “earthquakes.”
Provide the video to students who are engaging in an independent project related to earthquakes.
*Programs offer long form exploration of a topic(s) in the area of study with single or multiple guests interacting with an audience.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
