🇭🇹Tikalab Ep 8: Kijan pou fè yon sismograf lakay ou/How to build a
#Newtonslawofmotion #DIY #seismograph
🇭🇹Tikalab Ep. 8: How to build a seismograph at home: Newton’s law of inertia at work
🎈On August 14, 2021, Haiti faced one more tragedy. An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the south side of Haiti causing significant casualties.
🎈My mission with Tikalab is to produce science content to encourage people, especially kids, to be interested in science. While the earthquake is a trending topic in Haiti,
I made this pedagogical video on how to build a seismograph and explained the law of inertia (‼️Demonstration included). I hope it plants a seed of curiosity in kids who will be watching it. Hopefully, some will become future scientists who will continue working on deciphering the nature of earthquakes and help save lives.
🎈This past week, I have read about earthquakes more than I ever had in my life. A few takeaways:
An earthquake is a natural and unpredictable phenomenon.
In addition to the 2010 earthquake, Haiti has an history of devastating earthquakes reported in the literature as far back as the year 1562.
The country geographical location makes it vulnerable to earthquakes. Haiti sits on two major fault zones: the septentrional fault zone and the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden fault zone. Therefore, we must keep thinking of innovative ways to prevent or minimize casualties from future earthquakes.
Haitian geophysicists doing research on the phenomenon use seismometers or seismographs to record the shaking of the ground. Such data is used to conduct advanced analysis.
A seismometer is an example of the application of Isaac Newton’s first law of motion “Inertia”.
🎈P.S: The video is in Haitian Creole with English subtitles😃. This video is produced, edited, and translated in English by me, Kareen Seignon.
Kareen Seignon
08/23/2021
PhET Interactive Simulations
University of Colorado Boulder
https://phet.colorado.edu