DISASTER AWARENESS

Visitors apply paper tape along fault lines at three stations representing different types of tectonic plate movement. At each station, they rotate a crank that forces the plates to move relative to each other, modeling plunging, spreading or shear forces in typical plate motions. The tape resists movements until the pressure is too high and, depending on the station, splits, tears/creases or breaks.

Visitors can make it rain from the clouds in the models by pressing the button on the table. The model on the left shows houses built on a concrete floor and a stream bed. Here, it is noticeable that the houses have been badly damaged by the flood. On the right, in the forest in the model, some of the flood water is absorbed by the soil, reducing the impact of the flood. It is learned that the destruction of forests affects the consequences of flooding.

There is a quarter circle on the table. By sliding the slider on the table, the layers inside the sphere move and open to the right. The innermost sphere is led to represent the temperature of the core.

It is an interactive device in which the change in the ozone layer over Antarctica over the years is reflected on the half-world globe on the table. The year slider starts from 1979 and continues until the year with the most recent data.

The visitor creates waves in the water by pressing the buttons on the assembly table. By creating waves of different sizes, the visitor observes the effects of these waves on the houses on the shore.

Visitors press the button on the table and the propellers in the chamber start to rotate when the button is pressed. The vortex formed in the water causes the ball in the chamber to be pulled towards the center. Visitors observe the effect of the vortex on the objects in the water.