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Piedmont Academy third grade students create earthquake detectors
Piedmont academy teacher makes science fun for students
Piedmont Academy third grade students - Macee Wyatt, Lyleigh Thompson, Gracie Leatherwood, Saylor Berry, Lilly Born, Michael Haley and Zayne Head - made earthquake detectors with pencils. - photo by Submitted Photo

MONTICELLO, Ga. - Piedmont Academy Science Teacher Julie Black's third grade class has been studying about earthquakes and volcanoes. 

The students made seismographs, also knowns as earthquake detectors, with pencils.

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Piedmont Academy third grade students - Zayne Head, Gracie Leatherwood, Michael Haley, 2nd Row: Macee Wyatt, Lilly Born, Lyleigh Thompson and Saylor Berry - hold their seismograph results. - photo by Submitted Photo