Earthquake Topics - Seismic waves

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SDSU Education Center on Computational Science and Engr
"Written in Stone" Earthquake Animations
Animations developed for the educational video "Written in Stone" produced by San Diego State professor Pat Abbott. These animations offer visual explanations for some of the more complex processes involved in earthquake dynamics. They also include some practical mitigation procedures for securing one's home for protection during an earthquake.
Univ. of Nevada, Reno
About Earthquakes
descriptions and graphics of earthquakes and their effects
San Diego State Univ.
Animation of P, S & Surface Waves
seismic wave animations
SUNY Binghamton
Animations Illustrating Simple Wave Propagation Concepts
propagation, reflection, refraction, standing waves
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)
Animations of Seismology Fundamentals
animations illustrating the fundamentals of earthquakes and seismology
TASA Graphic Arts
Digital Online Geology - Earthquakes
Online version of "Earthquakes" by Edward
J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, and Dennis Tasa. This informative chapter about earthquakes has images, text, quizzes, and narrated animations explaining what happens when earthquakes occur.
Purdue Univ.
Earth Science Education Activities
a wealth of excellent hands-on activities for teaching about earthquakes, volcanoes, seismic waves, plate tectonics, earth structure, seismic waves, convection, seismometers and more!
USGS
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download
a complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGS
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow online
preview of the complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGS
Earthquake Quartet #1
USGS seismologist Andrew Michael explores both music and audio playbacks of the earth shaking and finds new ways to learn about the earth, earthquakes, musical instruments and music.
USGS
Earthquake Science Explained
A series of short articles for students, teachers, and parents originally published as weekly features in The San Francisco Chronicle. This USGS General Information Product presents some of the new understanding gained and scientific advances made in the century since the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
San Francisco USD
Earthquake Unit
six challenges with lesson plans, online activities, and links to resources about the basics, earthquake probabilities, preparedness, earthquakes in the past, and seismic waves
Tech Museum of Innovation
Earthquakes
slide-show type presentation
Oregon State University
Earthquakes: The Rolling Earth
slide-show type presentation
Binghamton Univ Geological Sciences
Education & Outreach Software
Downloadable software to manipulate seismograms and for visualization.
W.W. Norton and Company
Essentials of Geology Animations
A collection of animations describing concepts of geology
DiscoverySchool.com
Getting Ready for the Big One
stigate types of earthquake waves and their effects
Univ. of South Carolina, IRIS
Global Earthquake Explorer, The
easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data
USGS
High Quality Earthquake Animations
Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research
How Stuff Works
How Earthquakes Work
description of the basics
USGS
Human Wave (PDF)
learn about the motions of P & S waves with a fun participating exercise
USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory
Ideas for Activities Using Live Seismograms
ideas for how to use real-time earthquake information in the classroom
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)
Incorp. Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) Educator Webpages
resources and opportunities for educators
USGS
Listening to Earthquakes
music and earthquakes have something in common!
DLESE
Living in Earthquake Country-Teaching Box
Explores how and why earthquakes cause damage, seismic waves, the ability of scientists to predict the likelihood and severity of earthquakes at specific locations, the difference between magnitude and intensity, the occurrence of earthquakes along patches of planar faults, and the potential damage caused by earthquakes such as landslides, liquefaction, or structural failure.
DLESE
Living in Earthquake Country: A Teaching Box
7 lessons with the goal of teaching students about how and why earthquakes cause damage. Explores seismic waves, the ability of scientists to predict the likelihood and severity of earthquakes at specific locations, the difference between magnitude and intensity, the occurrence of earthquakes along patches of planar faults, and the potential damage caused by earthquakes such as landslides, liquefaction, or structural failure.
Washington Univ.
Ray Tracing Animations
animations for various earth models and types of seismic reflections and refractions
PBS
Savage Earth, The
slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations
UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan
Seismic Waves
graphics to explain different types of seismic waves
Aspire
Seismic Waves
demonstration on different types of seismic waves
USGS
Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes
brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes
Arizona State University
Seismology Teaching Resources
Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources.
Blackwell Publishing
Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure, An Introduction to
online companion to the textbook by Seth Stein and Michael Wysession with electronic versions of all images and access to homework problems and solutions; also includes errata
Science in School
Tracing earthquakes: seismology in the classroom
Reconstructing an ancient Chinese seismograph, a simple wave machine, and investigating earthquake-proof buildings.
USGS
Travel Time Information & Calculator
Choose a seismic station location and a recent earthquake, and see how long it takes different types of seismic waves to travel from the epicenter to your station. Travel time curve and other phase information.
The Why Files
Understanding Quakes
description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey
Calstate LA
Virtual Earthquake & Other Labs
you're the scientist, and you have to locate the earthquake and determine the magnitude

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