A 9-page unplugged STEM rotation pack on earthquake engineering, seismic design, budgeting math, blueprints, algorithm flowcharts, and real-world case studies.

Bring hands-on engineering, real-world math, technical drawing, computer science logic, and STEM reading comprehension into your classroom with STEM Station Pack 1: Earthquake Engineering! This 9-page printable resource is completely unplugged (no computers needed for students) and designed to run smoothly as a 60- to 75-minute rotation lab or whole-class activity.

What Is Included in This 9-Page Pack?

Page 1: Teacher Setup & Master Guide: Full supply checklist, visual classroom table setup diagram, pre-class prep steps, and rotation timing tips.

Page 2: Student Answer Sheet (1-Page Master Handout): Single accountability sheet for students to clip to a clipboard and carry from Station 1 to Station 5.

Page 3: Station 1 Sign (The Seismic Build Lab): Students build index card towers, run a 10-second table-shake test, and record height and structural failure points.

Page 4: Station 2 Sign (Budgeting & Data Lab): Students calculate construction costs based on materials used and compute their tower’s custom Efficiency Score.

Page 5: Station 3 Sign (Architectural Blueprints): Students sketch 2D Front and Top-Down orthographic blueprints with dimension lines based on their build.

Page 6: Station 4 Sign (Automated Safety Algorithm): Students analyze a conditional flowchart (If/Then logic) for a smart building’s automated emergency shutdown system.

Page 7: Station 5 Sign (Real-World Case Study): Students read a passage on the 1989 San Francisco Bay Bridge collapse to learn about resonance, ground frequencies, and rubber base isolators.

Page 8: Detailed Teacher Answer Key: Worked math examples, structural analysis points, logic responses, and reading answer guidance in plain, clean text.

Page 9: 10-Point Master Grading Rubric: Clean, single-page rubric assessing every station on a 0-to-2 point scale for easy grading.

Learning Objectives & Alignment:

NGSS MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3: Engineering Design & Failure Analysis

NGSS MS-ESS3-2: Natural Hazards & Structural Mitigation

CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1 & MP4: Real-World Math & Budget Modeling

Unplugged CS Concepts: Algorithms, Conditionals, and Emergency Logic Flow