Principles of Operation, Construction and Use of a School Seismograph

PDF (ελληνικά)
Published: Apr 18, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.9823
Keywords:
Arduino IRIS Jamaseis Network of seismograms
Vasilleios Nousis
Secondary Education
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7895-9019
Spiros Chortis
Secondary Education
Konstantinos Chalkiadakis
Secondary Education
Panagiotis Lazos
Secondary Education
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7517-656X
Abstract

Earthquakes are a permanent risk factor for an earthquake-prone country like Greece and an interesting field of scientific research. The construction and use of school seismographs and their integration into a network of seismographs can bring multiple benefits for students and teachers alike. The objectives of the workshop are to assemble a school seismograph, to present a software for digitising seismic waves and a software for recording and visualising them, to send the data to the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology [IRIS] network and to find the earthquake epicentre using the triangulation method.

Article Details
  • Section
  • Εργαστήρια
Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
References
Εργαστηριακό Κέντρο Φυσικών Επιστημών [ΕΚΦΕ] Λευκάδας (2024). Seismometer: Στο εργαστήριο σεισμολογίας (Μια άσκηση για την Α΄ Λυκείου). Ανακτήθηκε 1 Ιουλίου 2025, από: https://ekfe.lef.sch.gr/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Seismometer.pdf
Εργαστηριακό Κέντρο Φυσικών Επιστημών [ΕΚΦΕ] Ρεθύμνου. (2024). Σεισμο-Γράφω [ιστοσελίδα μαθήματος Moodle]. Ανακτήθηκε 1 Ιουλίου 2025, από: https://ekfe.reth.sch.gr/moodle/course/view.php?id=2
Bravo, T., Taber, J., & Davis, H. (2020). A case study of Highly-Engaged Educators’ integration of Real-Time Seismic Data in secondary Classrooms. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00180
Denton, P., Fishwick, S., Lane, V., & Daly, D. (2018). Football quakes as a tool for student engagement. Seismological Research Letters, 89(5), 1902–1907. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220180078
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology [IRIS] (2019). Iris.edu. https://www.iris.edu/hq/
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology [IRIS] EPO - jAmaSeis Software. (2017). Iris.edu. https://www.iris.edu/hq/jamaseis/
Subedi, S., Hetényi, G., Denton, P., & Sauron, A. (2020). Seismology at School in Nepal: a program for educational and citizen seismology through a Low-Cost seismic network. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00073
Taber, J., Hubenthal, M., Bravo, T., Dorr, P., Johnson, J., McQuillian, P., Sumy, D. F., & Welti, R. (2015). Seismology education and public-outreach resources for a spectrum of audiences, as provided by the IRIS Consortium. The Leading Edge, 34(10), 1178–1184. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle34101178.1