[irised] Seismac questions

[Michael Breed]

It would be interesting to see if anyone with some programming knowledge
could put together a seismac version for the iPhone or iPod Touch, both
of which have built-in accelerometers.  They will form the basis for
many hand-held games in the new app store opening on July 11.  The
beauty of using the handhelds is the portability the offer.

Michael Breed

Michael Breed
Chenango Valley High School Science Dept.
1160 Chenango Street
Binghamton, NY 13901
(607) 779-4743  x4248
>>> Michael Hubenthal <Michael.Hubenthal at iris.edu> 07/01/08 10:11 AM >>>
Hi Katie,

Sorry that this reply is late.  I have used SeisMac in numerous  
Teacher professional developments with success.  To give you a flavor  
for how I have used it, I have sketched out two activities which can  
be found under lessons and resources from the IRIS E&O webpage http:// 
www.iris.edu/hq/audience/educators.  The first activity is designed  
to help students make a connection between the display and  
seismograms.  In the second activity students explore how hard the  
ground shakes during an earthquake.    The tool is especially  
powerful when combined with these animations http://www.iris.edu/hq/ 
programs/education_and_outreach/aotm/9 .

PS> For those that don't have a powerbook handy, keep in mind that  
your physics department is likely to have accelerometers as part of  
their probeware packages.  These are equally as useful for conveying  
the concepts.

If anyone has any questions or suggestions for the activities please  
be sure to contact me as I would be quite keen to hear from you.

Best Wishes,
Michael





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Michael Hubenthal
Education Specialist
IRIS Consortium
607-777-4612
www.IRIS.edu
hubenth at iris.edu




On Jun 19, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Katie Stofer wrote:

> Hi – I’m trying to convince a colleague to loan her Powerbook for a  
> SeisMac demo (mine’s circa 2003). She’s curious to hear any  
> feedback users have – has it been a big success, have you had any  
> problems, etc.?
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