Project Information
By creating this project, students will explore the nature of earthquakes and study types of tectonic plates. They will create a seismograph model and visualize the data using an Arduino. They will also learn how to create a solution to reduce earthquakes.
● copper coil
● Plastic cup 0.5l
● disposable plastic plate 20 cm in diameter
● thick thread 30 cm
● magnet round 1.5-2 cm in diameter
● coil or cylinder 1.5-2 cm in diameter, 4-5 cm long
● print template
● disposable plastic plate 30 cm in diameter
● sticks skewers 8 pcs
● pvc square 30x30 cm
● straws 4 pcs
● cardboard
● washers 20 pcs or any weighting agents
● wing bolt and nut
● ring insulated tip
Reusable materials
● 1 microcontroller (Arduino)
● 1 A-to-B USB cable for Arduino
● 1 breadboard
Set of tools
● wire stripper
● transparent tape
● ruler
● scissors
● hot glue gun
● screwdriver
● hot glue
● hot glue gun
● insulating tape
