Then they filled this table with approximately 40 different earthquakes that they found, according to the teachers' specifications. Next, the students copied and pasted the data into Excel. They saved this file with the csv format so that it could be imported directly into a Filemaker database without having to retype the data.
Next they created a Filemaker Pro database and imported all of the records from the Excel CSV file. After importing the data, the students searched the internet for appropriate graphics for some of the records.
Finally they exported their Filemaker database file with their 40 earthquake samples for their classmates, and then they imported the rest of the class's exported database files, so that each student could analyze a large sample.
