Brandy gave the kids a lesson this week all about the earth, it's layers, mountains, and earthquakes. 
She had a fabulous book with lots of earth facts, pictures, and even pop ups. We learned different ways mountains are formed.
She spent most of the time talking about earthquakes. This is a website that shows what earthquakes are happening minute by minute. There's a lot going on in Alaska.
She told them about the Richter scale and how it measures the size of the earthquakes.
Then, she had a earthquake simulator where block houses experienced real earthquakes. The kids are watching to see which structure will stand the best.
The kids got to build their own structures, too. Whose will be able to withstand the earthquake?
We had a homemade seismograph that showed us how big our earthquakes were.
And don't forget about those under water earthquakes. What happens when we have a typhoon?
Julie had a rabbit show coming up, so she brought her rabbit along to get some practice...
The kids got to ask questions and pet it, too.
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