A Block Physical Geography - So, Earthquakes...this video provides a good explanation of earthquake motion - specifically Primary, Secondary, and Body Waves (Love and Rayleigh) connected to ground conditions (*NOTE this is good for your question about San Francisco and Southwestern BC)
This video has a good explanation of Moment Magnitude (updated Richter) and Mercalli scales (*NOTE this is good for your question on the Moment Magnitude and Mercalli scales)
This video is a decent simulation of Mercalli scale shaking equivalents...
This video will help explain why buildings fall during earthquakes...
This video is good for what a natural hazard is (like an earthquake) and who needs to know about them (kinda explains why seismology and seismologists help with other jobs) BTW if you're interested in a seismology career check out the profile here.
Earthquake preparedness involves the formulation of public emergency plans, including escape routes, medical facilities, shelters, and food and water supplies. It also includes personal planning, such as emergency supplies (food, water, shelter, and warmth), escape routes from houses and offices, and communication strategies (with a focus on ones that don’t involve the cellular network). From Physical Geology – 2nd Edition by Steven Earle
And these videos are good to explain earthquake prediction challenges (*NOTE this is good for your question on why it is so difficult to predict earthquakes)
And connected to predictions here's CBC Vancouver's Johanna Wagstaffe explaining the Seismic Gap concept
So...don't forget the questions to work on:
- Differentiate between the Modified Mercalli, the Richter, and the moment magnitude scales. How are these used to describe an earthquake? Why has the Richter scale been updated and modified? (Geosystems Core text How Do Plate Motions Affect Earth’s Crust? Chapter 8.8 p.230-231)
- What is the relationship between an epicenter and the focus of an earthquake? Give examples (Geosystems Core text How Do Plate Motions Affect Earth’s Crust? Chapter 8.8 p.230)
- What local soil and surface conditions in San Francisco severely magnified the energy felt in earthquakes? Will this be a problem in the Lower Mainland / Southwestern B.C. in an earthquake? (Use this link - Solid Rock and Bowls of Jello)
- How does science try to predict earthquake occurrences and why is it difficult to do so? (Geosystems Core text How Do Plate Motions Affect Earth’s Crust? Chapter 8.8 p.231)
B Block Criminology - You have the block to work on the Why is Violence Entertaining questions:
- What is the attraction of violent films and video games?
- Is there more violent imagery in media now as opposed to the past (think graphic, realistic visceral)? Why / Why not?
- What kinds of people are drawn to violent imagery and what kind of violent images draw them to that form of entertainment?
- What is “morbid curiosity”?
- Are there any equally satisfying substitutions for violent entertainment?
- What draws our attention to violent media events (news) that are not intended to entertain?
To help:
If time permits, we'll watch some Warner Brothers cartoons with all the glorious violence in them and we'll have a discussion about the acceptance of violence in our modern culture. We'll look at: Bully for Bugs; Rabbit Seasoning; For Scentimental Reasons. Criminal Harassment (Stalking), Sexual Assault, Assault, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault (torture), and Unlawful Confinement are just a few of the crimes in these cartoons...all violent crimes.
Is Bugs Bunny bad for kids? Comedy and violence are intermingled into a typical or formulaic narrative story.....Wile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner, Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny, Sylvester chases Tweety Bird and they inflict carnage on each other. The end is always the same....someone wins, someone loses, the loser is humiliated and we laugh at them (good clean wholesome fun). While we watch the cartoons I want you to think about the implicit and implied messages that each cartoon sends to kids (rather than the explicit and obvious messages) and then we'll talk about what those messages do even if kids understand the difference between cartoon and real violence. And yet...
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