Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. Activities involve students in modeling the relationships between different kinds of faulting, folding, and mountain building using clay and wooden blocks. Wave energy and types of waves observed in an earthquake are demonstrated using a Slinky.
Students use their hands to imitate the release of pressure along faults deep inside the earth.
Questions following each activity encourage students to extend their knowledge of the phenomena observed. An earthquake planning guide covers steps that can be taken to survive an earthquake safely. ENC does NOT distribute this resource. Minerals Management Service.