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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
2024-11-23 18:10 |
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2023 Meeting
Section: Physics Education
Title:
Visual instruments employed for introducing seismology notions at preuniversitary level
Authors:
Bogdan CHIRIACESCU(1,2), Fabiola CHIRIACESCU(1,2), Cristina MIRON(1), Valentin BARNA(1), Cătălin BERLIC(1)
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Affiliation:
1) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, 405 Atomistilor Street, 077125, Magurele, Romania
2) Theoretical High School ”Nicolae Iorga”, Nehoiu
E-mail
bogdan.chiriacescu@drd.unibuc.ro
Keywords:
seismology concepts, visual instruments, Tupitube animation, Whiteboard animation
Abstract:
In the beginning of 2023, an intensification of seismic activities was observed in South-Eastern Europe. A strong earthquake in Turkey (06.02.2023) followed by multiple replicas as well as some unusual seismic activity in the South-Western part of Romania, brought back to the public's attention these potential catastrophic hazards. Since we cannot control these phenomena, to protect ourselves from the devastating effects of earthquakes, it's clear that it is highly necessary to be informed and to know the measures to be taken for our safety. This type of education should start already at school level. It is well known that visual materials have a big impact on students. Herein, three short videos realized by two different techniques are presented: an animation made with TupiTube application, and two animations made in the Whiteboard animation technique. The Tupitube animation shows in what manner the P and S seismic waves travel and also the effects they produce. The first Whiteboard animation is related to the Richter and Mercalli scales and, while the second one is about safety measures we have to take in case of an earthquake for our own protection. In the presented materials there is easy to understand information and the videos can be useful instruments for the teachers to introduce seismology concepts.
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