Engineering Earthquake Resistant Buildings
Crowdsourced Disaster Data Computational Thinking Module
Students consider how computers could be used to crowdsource 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.
Did You Feel It?
View a live script version of the USGS survey that collects information from people who experienced an earthquake.
Mapping Earthquake Intensity
View USGS earthquake intensity data for an earthquake.
What Percentage of the Population Responded?
View the number and percentage of Did You Feel It survey completions by zip code.
Changing the Algorithm
Manipulate the algorithm for calculating earthquake intensity.
Survey a Different Disaster
Design a survey to calculate the intensity of a different natural disaster.
