Engineering Earthquake Resistant Buildings
Crowd-Sourced Disaster Data computational thinking module
Students consider how computers could be used to crowd-source data about earthquakes and other natural disasters to better understand the impacts and inform the work of scientists and engineers.
When students launch each activity, it will open and run in their browser with MATLAB Online.
Earthquake Intensity Measurements
View USGS earthquake intensity data for two earthquakes of similar magnitude.
Did You Feel It?
View a live script version of the USGS survey that collects information from people who experienced an earthquake.
Minimum Number of Responses
Filter the earthquake intensity data by the minimum number of people who reported the earthquake, organized by zip code.
Population-Based Data
View the total number and percentage of Did You Feel It? survey completions, organized by zip code.
Changing the Algorithm
Manipulate the algorithm for calculating earthquake intensity.
