99 Jumpstorts for Kids’ Science Research This page intentionally left blank 99 Jumpstorts for Kids’ Science Research Peggy J. Whitley and Susan Williams Goodwin Libraries U N L I M I T E D A Member of the Greenwood Publishing Group Westport‚ Connecticut • London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whitley‚ Peggy. 99 j u m p s t a r t s for kids’ science research / by Peggy J . Whitley and S u s a n Williams Goodwin‚ p. cm. Includes bibliographical references
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While an earthquake the size of the Kobe quake in 1995; 7.3 on the Richter scale (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica)‚ can be expected to cause wide spread damage‚ Japan did validate that building codes can be an effective mitigation tool. While upwards of 100‚000 wood manufactured older homes collapsed during the 20 second earthquake‚ a large majority of the newer construction buildings remained intact (Todi‚ Hataya‚ Abe‚ & Miyakoshi‚ 1995). Certainly‚ building codes implemented in Japan
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Haiti Earthquake The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316‚000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings were
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The strongest earthquake hit Mexico in a century. Thousands of people lost their homes after the earthquake hit Mexico.The earthquake struck on the 32nd anniversary of the earthquake in 1985 that killed around 10‚000 people. The earthquake occurred two weeks after a magnitude of a 8.1 tremor in the south of the country that killed more than 90 people. It also cause building and houses in Mexico City to sway for more than a min while it was happening. Nieto said that “This earthquake has been the
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Twain’s narration emphasizes the response of people when it comes to fear. His writing is immensely personal. Twain talks mostly of the people’s distraught emotions more than the earthquake itself. The people exclaimed‚ “Oh‚ what shall I do! Where shall I go!” The author focuses on the emotional reaction of the people to sudden trauma rather the destructive nature of the earthquake. Twain brings in specific emotional and physical reactions the people encounter when the earthquake strikes and they
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wisdom and that the heaven was made by His understanding. What other proof do you need to realize that a God that is this great is more then capable to take care of you and allow himself to be manifested in your life? A recent example of this is the tsunami in china this shows that god is very much in control of our life. People with a strong character are able to make easier their own choices. The shaping of the character depends to the unique nature of a man‚ environment‚ family‚ education etc. Not
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Conclusion As we did the research for Apple Company‚ we could found out that Apple Company is well developed in a way of their products and services towards the users. Apple had innovated their products and taking the lead of the other company like Nokia‚ Sony Ericsson‚ LG and so on by its own touch screen hand phone technology selling on market to be one of the most influential in the share market of the nationwide. As to be seen‚ Apple focuses its strength on building up their branding power
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University of Phoenix Material Introductions and Conclusions As you begin to write the rough draft of your paper‚ think critically about how you might draw your readers’ attention in a compelling way. Consider how to create a rapport with the audience. For example‚ what areas of agreement may already exist between you and your readers? What does your audience need to make them interested in your topic? Types of Introductions One way to draw in the audience is to grab readers’ attention
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The Kobe Earthquake‚ also known as The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred January 17th‚ 1995‚ resulting in the second most deadly and most damaging Japanese earthquake of the 20th century behind The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The epicenter was 20 km southwest of Kobe‚ with a moment magnitude of 6.9. Figure 1 shows the location of the epicenter with respect to the island of japan. The main ground shaking lasted about 20 seconds as a result of a right lateral strike-slip faulting system. A considerable
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Imagine an earthquake twice a strong as the one that struck Okinawa in 2017. This horrifying event was followed by a fire that destroyed 25‚000 houses and lasted for over three days. This earthquake happened in 1906 and was the first photographed earthquake in history. 3‚000 people died and may more managed to capture this event in writing. Many people had varying opinions and accounts of this disaster. Two of these people were Fred Hewitt and Emma Burke. They shared their experiences and struggles
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