Duck and cover!
Duck and cover! In this class, students become earthquake experts, studying the tectonic forces that trigger quakes and engineering structures to withstand them. We’ll also learn how those same tectonic forces work slowly over millions of years to sculpt mountains, shift continents and shape the land we live on today. Topics include plate tectonics, earthquakes and geologic time scale.
This program is specifically designed for grades 4 through 8.
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Booking + Program Logistics
Looking for more information? Explore quick details about our programs below. View our travel programs map to see when we will be in your community. Find all the details and learn more about OMSI’s outreach programs.
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This program has capacity for 34 students per session.
This program has a two session minimum booking requirement.
Programs must be scheduled with at least two weeks’ advance notice. If you have questions, please contact us at 503.797.4661 or register@omsi.edu.
This program requires access to a room with a water source.
We’re always willing and excited to come to you. Travel fees may be required and vary based on schedule and distance from the museum in Portland, OR. If you are located less than 40 miles from the museum, there are no travel fees.
OMSI plans regional trips throughout the year. Check out our Traveling Programs Map to see when we already plan to be in your region. If you are located more than 40 miles from the museum, travel fees are charged as follows:
- By scheduling a program when we’re in your area (per our Traveling Program Map), each school pays $175 per instructor per day, in addition to the program cost. No mileage is charged.
- If we make a special trip to your school (when we’re not scheduled to be in your area per our Traveling Programs Map), each school is charged 65¢ per round-trip mile (subject to federal rate changes) and $175 per instructor per day, in addition to the program cost.
- Visits to areas beyond the boundaries of the map are available by request and travel fees are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.