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Make your own microbit seismometer instructions and classroom activities

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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This 12-page teacher guide is intended for upper primary teachers but may also be useful in secondary classrooms as well. The guide explains how to set up a micro:bit (tiny inexpensive computer) as a mini seismometer that will detect shaking, and how to collect and display the data. The guide also includes classroom-ready activities on how to introduce and explore vibrations and earthquake monitoring.

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Title Make your own microbit seismometer instructions and classroom activities
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/38c8e908-8eb6-4d5e-bb83-e14c1684e418
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Reference Period 31/01/2024
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Make your own microbit seismometer instructions and classroom activities". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/make-your-own-microbit-seismometer-instructions-and-classroom-activities