UK School Seismology Project 'real science with real data'

The school seismology project enables schools to detect signals from large earthquakes happening anywhere in the world.

The sheer destructive power of earthquakes has always held a fascination for children. This project capitalises on this natural interest by making use of earthquakes and seismology as a unifying theme to teach a range of basic science concepts.

• detect world earthquakes in the classroom using a simple seismometer system
• exchange your Earthquake data with schools around the world
• use seismology to teach geography and physics lessons with our classroom resources developed with the SEP
• NEWS! Summer tests for portable equipment

Key:
Earthquake in Central California
Stations that have recorded data for this quake

Supported by

Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain

Scottish Oil Club

Data collaboration

IRIS