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- Title
Using Block Coding to model GPS motion, land deformation, and earthquake risk.
- Authors
Lore, Christopher; Seevers, Stephanie
- Abstract
Computation is quickly becoming an essential part of science investigations. Especially in the geosciences, where enormous datasets are collected throughout the investigation of Earth-scale processes, scientists turn to computation to help them filter, analyze, and visualize the data. This fact is reflected in the Next Generation Science Standards, which include "using computational thinking" as a key science practice. The GeoCode project's curriculum module "Assessing Seismic Hazards and Risk with Code" integrates science practices with computational thinking. In this module, students produce data visualizations of GPS movement in California, create code to investigate how land movement causes earthquakes, and synthesize different datasets to assess how deformation build-up poses risks to people and their communities. Through interactions with the GeoCoder model, students build block codes to investigate GPS velocities, the earthquake cycle, and how the rate of land deformation correlates to seismic hazard and risk. Results from classroom implementations indicate students made significant learning gains and recognized the value of coding in helping them understand the complex earthquake cycle system. In addition, teachers reported high student engagement and interaction with the materials.
- Publication
Earth Scientist, 2022, Vol 37, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
1045-4772
- Publication type
Article