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Seismology in Schools (Seismeolaíocht sa Scoil) Pilot Project
Inaugural Workshop for Teachers involved in the project
was held Saturday April 25th 2009
Dublin institute for Advanced Studies
10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4

Minister for Education visits Seismology in Schools (Seismeolaíocht sa Scoil) Pilot Project at Colaiste Choilim, Ballincolig, Co Cork
From left to right: Ms Catherine Murphy, Minister for Education, Mr Bat O'Keefe,  Ms Amy Collins, Mr Roy Stam, Ms Rosemary Murphy and Ms Elaine Cotter.

Recently Dr. Jimmy Devins, Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, visited DIAS at 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4. Here is seen being briefed by T. Blake, Experimental Officer, Geophysics Section, School of Cosmic Physics, about the Seismology in Schools(Seismeolaíocht sa Scoil) Pilot Programme being run as part of DIAS Outreach.

DIAS Geophysics Section, together with the British Geological Survey (BGS), IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions of Seismology), Discover Science and Engineering, and the ATECI (Association of Teacher's/Education Centres in Ireland), is promoting the "Seismology in School (Seismeolaíocht sa Scoil) Pilot Programme" in response to the increasing interest by students in earthquakes and Earth science in general. The possibility of actually recording earthquakes in near real-time in the classroom is a significant development in the classroom study of seismology and stimulates the imagination of young students in the exploration of the Earth.

The seismometer used is a Lehman pattern horizontal motion seismometer using a "garden gate" offset suspension pendulum. Click on the helicorder image to the left to view the up-to-date seismogram from the seismometer recording in realtime in our office at 5 Merrion Square, Dublin.