The educational program “Earthquake Risk and Protection Measures – Let’s learn regarding Earthquakes” was held with particular success in which 26 students from Pirandello High School “LAMPEDUSA” participated.
During their visit to the Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest of Lesbos, the Italian students were informed regarding the creation of the Petrified Forest. This was followed by the briefing at the Museum’s exhibition, where they got to know all those processes of our planet, through educational constructions and cartographic material, which are utilized in the context of educational activities.
They then took part in the special educational activity to understand the geodynamic processes that cause the occurrence of earthquakes, followed by a special experiential educational activity in the seismic bank of the Museum. As part of the activity, the students also visited a geological fault in the surrounding area of the Museum.
Through the special educational actions for earthquakes in which students and teachers participate, the Museum underlines the need for continuous preparation and training in order to deal with the seismic risk in the best possible way. In terms of seismicity, Greece ranks first in Europe and sixth worldwide. Seismic activity is also intense in neighboring Italy, where the students also came from.
Students and teachers took part in the experiential educational activity of simulating earthquakes in the Museum’s seismic bank, guided by the Museum’s executives, Stratis Zgournios and Nikos Grammenopoulos. During it, they had the opportunity to feel the simulation of strong earthquakes from Greece and abroad. They also learned regarding the protective measures they should have taken before the occurrence of the phenomenon, during it, and how they should act following it ends.
The experience of seismic movement in the seismic bank and the contact with the earthquake phenomenon helps to eliminate the feeling of panic and the awareness of the need for proper preparation to face the seismic risk.
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