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Using an Arduino Seismograph to Raise Awareness of Earthquake Hazard Through a Multidisciplinary Approach

2016; Seismological Society of America; Volume: 87; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1785/0220150091

1938-2057

Angela Saraò, Marco Clocchiatti, Carla Barnaba, David Zuliani,

Geophysics and Sensor Technology

Research Article| January 01, 2016 Using an Arduino Seismograph to Raise Awareness of Earthquake Hazard Through a Multidisciplinary Approach Angela Saraò; Angela Saraò aIstituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42C, I 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italyasarao@inogs.it Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marco Clocchiatti; Marco Clocchiatti bIstituto Statale di Istruzione Superiore "Paschini", Tolmezzo (Udine), Italy Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Carla Barnaba; Carla Barnaba aIstituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42C, I 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italyasarao@inogs.it Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David Zuliani David Zuliani aIstituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42C, I 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italyasarao@inogs.it Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Angela Saraò aIstituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42C, I 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italyasarao@inogs.it Marco Clocchiatti bIstituto Statale di Istruzione Superiore "Paschini", Tolmezzo (Udine), Italy Carla Barnaba aIstituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42C, I 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italyasarao@inogs.it David Zuliani aIstituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante, 42C, I 34010 Sgonico (Trieste), Italyasarao@inogs.it Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Online Issn: 1938-2057 Print Issn: 0895-0695 © 2015 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2016) 87 (1): 186–192. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150091 Article history First Online: 14 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Angela Saraò, Marco Clocchiatti, Carla Barnaba, David Zuliani; Using an Arduino Seismograph to Raise Awareness of Earthquake Hazard Through a Multidisciplinary Approach. Seismological Research Letters 2016;; 87 (1): 186–192. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220150091 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search ABSTRACT We implemented an educational program, based on the use of free software and low‐cost open hardware, to excite high school students' curiosity about seismic‐hazard issues and to engage them in the process of learning the best practices of seismic safety. This program was developed in a senior class at the high school Liceo Paschini in Tolmezzo (northeast Italy). The students under the supervision of their physics teacher and seismologists, used an Arduino board, ADXL345 accelerometers, and open‐source software to create a low‐cost seismometer able to record local strong motion. In this article, we provide a "how‐to" (instructional) guide to enable other students to reproduce the experiment. Certain introductory lessons in computer sciences and electronics were required for the students to acquire the necessary skills and to fill gaps in their background knowledge. In addition, lectures by seismologists and specific laboratory activities allowed the class to explore different aspects of the physics of earthquakes, particularly of the seismic waves, and to become familiar with seismic‐hazard topics through inquiry‐based learning. We believe that this exercise is a good example of how earthquake issues can be taught through a multidisciplinary approach in subjects traditionally covered by scientific and technological disciplines. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.