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Amazing Liquid Sand
Amazing Liquid Sand
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Ideal for grades 5-7, Amazing Liquid Sand examines the effects of liquefaction from an earthquake on buildings and buried storage tanks by building a simple model and simulating an earthquake. Students will then discuss ways to mitigate the impacts of liquefaction.
After completing this experiment, students will:
- Understand the effects of liquefaction and it’s relation to earthquakes
- Lesson plan
- Student experiment worksheet
- 1-2 ping pong balls per group (2-5 students)
- 1 weight of at least 60g per group
- About 400 g of well-sorted sand (sandbox sand) per group
- 1 small disposable aluminum roasting pan (deep enough to hold ping pong ball)
- 1 clear plastic cup per group
- 0.5L water per group
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