National Science Week: Schools Science Quake of the Year
For this National Science week event we want schools to show us how they can shake the ground by jumping up and down. The signals will be recorded at the school and on our seismic network. Up for grabs: the stunning Australian Seismometers in Schools Science Quake of the Year cup.
We want all our schools to submit their best footquake to us. All they need to do is get together and jump their hearts out. Then tell us:
Date and time they jumped (so we can see their efforts on our Seismometer Network)
The distance from the seismometer to the closest person
How many jumpers participated
Was it a school or class event or community jump?
What was special about their jump
We know there will be lots of creative entries and we encourage big and small schools to participate. Here are some things we might judge your quake on: synchronisation of the jump, size of the quake signal per person, quake length, photos of participation, and community involvement.