Mapping Plate Tectonics Through Historical Earthquakes

Setup

Print or hand-copy the essential prompt for Mapping Plate Tectonics Through Historical Earthquakes, then set out only paper, pencils, and the common or recycled items needed for one test. Use a tabletop representation whenever the original version mentions a room, specialized device, or digital tool; the learning comes from the decisions and evidence, not elaborate scenery.

Activity

1. Define the central success test in Mapping Plate Tectonics Through Historical Earthquakes and make a paper planning sheet for the inputs, actions, and expected result.
2. Represent the system without electronics by using labeled cards, paper controls, tokens, a ruler, or a student acting as the device; follow the same cause-and-effect rules described in the project.
3. Run at least three cases, including one difficult or unexpected case, and record route distances, capacity assumptions, and travel or wait times.
4. Revise one rule, layout, mechanism, or decision after the failed case, repeat it, and explain with the recorded evidence whether the change worked.