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"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. | |||
| SDSU Education Center on Computational Science and Engr |
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100% Chance of an Earthquake — Earthquake statistics. | |||
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Visualizations — This collection presents links to images, films, panoramas and animations about the earthquake and fire. | |||
| Carleton College/NAGT materials |
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A Comparison of Two Bay Area Earthquakes: 1989 v. 1906 — Investigate the shaking intensity and magnitude of these two earthquakes. | |||
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A Walk through Time — A history of time through the ages. | |||
| National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physics Laboratory |
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About Earthquakes — descriptions and graphics of earthquakes and their effects | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno |
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Animation of P, S & Surface Waves — seismic wave animations | |||
| San Diego State Univ. |
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Animations for Earthquake Terms and Concepts — Flash animations illustrating basic earthquake terms and concepts. | |||
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Animations of Seismology Fundamentals — animations illustrating the fundamentals of earthquakes and seismology | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Become an Earthquake Scientist — What does a geophysicist do? What do you need to study in school to become a geophysicist? What are the opportunities? | |||
| USGS |
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Brief History of Seismology to 1910 — brief description of history of seismology | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Building a Shake Table — discussion and lesson plans | |||
| Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) |
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California Subduction Rocks — A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California. | |||
| About Geology |
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Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States? | |||
| USGS |
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Continents in Collision: Pangea Ultima — short news piece with images | |||
| NASA |
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Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts | |||
| USGS |
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Demonstrations of Geophysical Principles Applicable to the Properties and Processes of the Earth's Interior — demonstrations with photos and graphics | |||
| SUNY Binghamton |
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Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation | |||
| Berkeley |
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Designing Structures to Perform Well During an Earthquake — discussion and lesson plans | |||
| Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) |
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Determining the Depth of an Earthquake — brief discussion on depths of earthquakes | |||
| USGS |
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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. | |||
| TASA Graphic Arts |
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Discover Our Earth — Portal for teachers and students for learn the basics about earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, topography, and sea level changes. | |||
| USGS & DLESE |
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Downloadable Animations — Animation clips and other geo-educational items | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Downloadable Freeware — (Mac only) plate tectonic animations, orogeny, Our Dynamic Planet, Origins of Life | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Early History of Seismometry (to 1900), The — history of various instruments throughout the history of seismology | |||
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Earth Puzzle — part of a larger publication | |||
| Scripps |
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Earth Science Course Notes & Graphics — Professor Steve Dutch's excellent online resources for earth sciences with great images for teaching; all the goodies are behind the "Notes" links | |||
| Univ. of Wisconsin |
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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! | |||
| Purdue Univ. |
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Earth Science Explorer — virtual museum | |||
| NASA |
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Earth Science Lesson Plans — variety of activities from Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology website | |||
| Berkeley |
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Earth Science World Records — description and graphics of plate tectonics, earthquakes, and more | |||
| Extreme Science |
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Earth Sciences Lesson Plans — not really earthquakes, but great lesson plans for K-12 | |||
| NESEN - Lessons for Earth Systems Education |
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Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics — overview with good graphics and lots of details | |||
| National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) |
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Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download — a complete PowerPoint show for the basics | |||
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Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow online — preview of the complete PowerPoint show for the basics | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Accounts by Famous People — personal accounts of earthquake experiences | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Earthquake Booms, Seneca Guns, and Other Sounds — An examination of strange and unexplained sounds that are sometimes heard accompanying earthquakes. | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Education Services — lesson plans, information on Wasatch Front | |||
| Univ. of Utah |
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Earthquake Effects in Kobe, Japan — discussion and lots of photos and images of the effects of the Kobe, Japan earthquake | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno |
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Earthquake Facts & Earthquake Fantasy — Companion to "Earthquakes, Megaquakes, and the Movies" | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Hazards on the Island of Hawaii — summary of earthquake hazards in Hawaii | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Model — earthquake recurrence, size, and prediction demonstration instructions, brick & sandpaper model | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Monitoring — explore the history behind earthquake monitoring; list of additional readings and links also included | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Practice Quiz — online quiz | |||
| Florida Intl. Univ. |
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Earthquake Prediction Information — short overview | |||
| University of Washington |
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Earthquake Quiz — Online quiz | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Earthquake Quiz — online quiz | |||
| Univ. of Houston |
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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. | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquake Statistics — Frequency of different magnitude earthquakes, number of earthquakes per year, etc. | |||
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Earthquakes — general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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Earthquakes — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Tech Museum of Innovation |
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Earthquakes in the Midwestern and Eastern US?! — summary of earthquakes in the Central and Eastern US | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno |
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Earthquakes, MegaQuakes, and the Movies — discussion about facts versus fantasies | |||
| USGS |
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Education & Outreach Software — Downloadable software to manipulate seismograms and for visualization. | |||
| Binghamton Univ Geological Sciences |
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EQ Myths (PDF) — investigate EQ myths; what myths exist and why do people believe them | |||
| USGS |
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Essentials of Geology Animations — A collection of animations describing concepts of geology | |||
| W.W. Norton and Company |
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Exploring Earthquakes in Space and Time Through the Internet and GIS — GIS-related earthquake lesson plan | |||
| USGS & Rocky Mountain Mapping Center |
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Exploring the Dynamic Earth: GIS Investigations in the Earth Sciences — book with high quality lessons with maps, images, instructor's manual, teaching tips, etc. | |||
| www.brookscole.com |
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Faults — photos and graphics of fault types | |||
| Univ. of Leeds |
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Flinn-Engdahl Regions — description of regions used to identify locations of earthquakes world-wide | |||
| USGS |
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Forces of Nature — companion to the "Forces of Nature" IMAX movie about Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes and Tornadoes; interactive learn plus lesson plans for the classroom | |||
| National Geographic |
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Forces of Nature -- Teacher Study Guides — These study guides are mean to complement the giant_screen film "Forces of Nature" | |||
| Destination Cinema |
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Garlock Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the Garlock fault | |||
| JPL/NASA |
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Geological Online Exhibits — geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more! | |||
| UC Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley |
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Geological Processes & Structures — animations of various types | |||
| Earth Science Australia |
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Geology Central — links to resources for Geology and Geophysics | |||
| Geology Central |
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Geology Lesson Plans — includes all earth sciences | |||
| AskERIC |
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geologylink — geology in the news, links to resources, virtual field trips, virtual classroom | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division |
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GETIT (Geoscience Education Through Interactive Technology) — software you can order that uses real data | |||
| Cambrian Systems, Inc. |
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Global Earthquake Explorer, The — easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data | |||
| Univ. of South Carolina, IRIS |
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Great Quakes — description, graphics and animations about seismic waves, locations of earthquakes, effects, and earthquake engineering | |||
| Discovery Online |
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GSA Free Teacher Resources — A good resource for educators that includes lesson plans, info on state standards, awards, and reading suggestions | |||
| Geological Society of America |
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High Quality Earthquake Animations — Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research | |||
| USGS |
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Historical Earthquake Theories — collection of historical earthquake theories and myths | |||
| Univ. of Vienna |
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How Earthquakes Work — description of the basics | |||
| How Stuff Works |
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How to Build a Model Illustrating Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction — USGS Open File Report 99-132 (online) This report describes how to build a model of the outer 300 km (180 miles) of the Earth that can be used to develop a better understanding of the principal features of plate tectonics, including sea-floor spreading, the pattern of magnetic stripes frozen into the sea floor, transform faulting, thrust faulting, subduction, and volcanism. | |||
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Human Wave (PDF) — learn about the motions of P & S waves with a fun participating exercise | |||
| USGS |
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Ideas for Activities Using Live Seismograms — ideas for how to use real-time earthquake information in the classroom | |||
| USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory |
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Incorp. Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) Educator Webpages — resources and opportunities for educators | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
| Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS |
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John Lahr's Earthquake website — Collection of the author's own activities and publications, and links to other useful tidbits. Especially useful if you have your own seismometer, or want to build one. | |||
| USGS Emeritus |
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Jules Verne Voyager and Jules Verne Voyager, Jr. — an interactive map tool that enables students and scientists to better understand the relationships between geophysical and geological processes, structures, and measurements with high-precision GPS data. These are Javascript based tools. | |||
| UNAVCO |
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Landers Earthquake Rupture Movie — animation of the rupture on the Landers fault | |||
| Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS |
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Large Plate Puzzle (PDF) — cut a large world map into puzzle pieces along plate boundaries, students discuss individually land then for the whole map after the class puts pieces together; simple but powerful, discussion Q/A included | |||
| USGS |
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Life Along the Faultline — lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California | |||
| Exploratorium |
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Listening to Earthquakes — music and earthquakes have something in common! | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Magnitude versus Intensity Lesson (PDF) — classroom lesson to teach the difference between earthquake magnitude and earthquake intensities | |||
| USGS |
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MegaQuakes/Earthquake Simulator — dial up an earthquake and see the results | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Men & Women of Seismology, The — biographies and photos of famous seismologists | |||
| USGS |
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Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker — Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape | |||
| PBS |
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Musical Plates — use realtime data to plot earthquakes and solve problems | |||
| New Jersey Networking Infrastructure in Education |
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National Tragedy, Global Response Lesson Plan — explore how different people on local, national and international levels respond to a destructive natural disaster and the needs of its victims and how various facets of the media cover such an event, focusing specifically on the earthquake that deva | |||
| New York Times Learning Network |
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NGDC - Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC — Data, images, kids quizzes, and maps from geologic hazards as well as slide shows available for order | |||
| National Geophysical Data Center |
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On the Move: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics — description of plate tectonic history and mechanics | |||
| NASA |
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One-page Information Sheets on Earthquake Topics — one-page information sheets about various earthquake topics | |||
| Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) |
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Our Dynamic Plate CD-ROM — CD-ROM you can order | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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| Univ. of Oregon |
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Plate Tectonic Movement Visualizations — Visualizations and supporting material that can be used effectively to teach students about plate tectonic movements. Visualizations include simple animations, GIS-based animated maps, paleogeographic maps and globes, as well as numerous illustrations and photos. | |||
| Carleton College/NAGT materials |
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Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary | |||
| Univ. of Nevada, Reno |
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Plot that Quake! — lesson plan for using the Internet to plot earthquakes over time | |||
| Berkeley |
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Predicting Earthquakes — short overview | |||
| USGS |
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Quake-Catcher Network — A collaborative initiative for developing the world's largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network by utilizing sensors in and attached to internet-connected computers. | |||
| Stanford |
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Remote-Sensing Seismic Activities — you are the planner, and you have to consider the earthquake hazards and risks | |||
| Montgomery Cty Public Schools |
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San Andreas Fault at Wallace Creek — Interactive, 360 degree panorama of the San Andreas Fault. Aerial photos of the fault taken from a kite. | |||
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San Andreas Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault | |||
| JPL/NASA |
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San Andreas Fault, The — overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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Savage Earth, The — slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations | |||
| PBS |
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Science Fair Project Ideas — specific projects with directions and ideas | |||
| USGS |
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Science of Earthquakes, The — links to various webpages with basic earthquake science info | |||
| USGS |
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Seismic Waves — graphics to explain different types of seismic waves | |||
| UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan |
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Seismic Waves — demonstration on different types of seismic waves | |||
| Aspire |
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Seismic/Eruption — A free program (PC) you can download for the visualization of seismicity and volcanic activity in space and time | |||
| SUNY Binghamton |
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Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes — brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes | |||
| USGS |
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Seismology Teaching Resources — Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources. | |||
| Arizona State University |
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Severity of an Earthquake, The — measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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Soil & Earthquakes — explains liquefaction | |||
| Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) |
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Southern California Integrated GPS Network Education Module — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
| USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) |
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Table-Top Earthquakes — USGS Open-File Report 98-767 (online) | |||
| USGS |
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TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. — Plate Tectonics and How the Earth Works, The Theory of Plate Tectonics CDROMS, and more you can order | |||
| TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. |
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Teacher's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area Geophysics Maps — USGS Open File Report 95-479 (online) | |||
| USGS |
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The Parkfield Experiment — attempting to predict a Parkfield, CA earthquake | |||
| USGS |
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The Richter Scale — An interactive demonstration of calculating the magnitude of an earthquake based on amplitude and S and P wave locations | |||
| Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
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The Wave that Shook the World — Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&A, images, and lesson plans for teachers. | |||
| PBS-NOVA |
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This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics — excellent comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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Today in Earthquake History — what happened today in earthquake history | |||
| USGS |
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Tour of San Andreas Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area — virtual field trip | |||
| Stanford |
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Tour of the Calavaras Fault — virtual field trip | |||
| Stanford Exploration Project |
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Tour of the Hayward Fault — virtual field trip | |||
| Calstate Hayward |
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Tour of the Kentucky River Fault Zone — virtual field trip | |||
| Univ. of Kentucky |
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Tour of the Site of the Loma Prieta Earthquake — virtual field trip | |||
| UC Santa Cruz |
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Tracing earthquakes: seismology in the classroom — Reconstructing an ancient Chinese seismograph, a simple wave machine, and investigating earthquake-proof buildings. | |||
| Science in School |
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Tracking Earthquakes Around the World — plot earthquakes on map using Internet resources | |||
| DiscoverySchool.com |
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Transforming California: Landforms of the San Andreas Fault — PowerPoint presentation of digital images (60.7 Mb) exploring the landforms found along the San Andreas Fault. Designed for classroom use with a complementing narrative for each slide. One of the many Earthtrip Virtual Field Trips to explore. | |||
| Paleontological Research Institution |
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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. | |||
| USGS |
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Try It Yourself Calculator — How much bigger is a magnitude 8.7 earthquake than a magnitude 5.8 earthquake? | |||
| USGS |
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Tsunamis — short news piece with images | |||
| The Why Files |
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Understanding Earthquakes — quiz, descriptions and animations | |||
| UC Santa Barbara |
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Understanding Quakes — description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey | |||
| The Why Files |
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UPSeis Seismology Questions Answered — magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards | |||
| UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan |
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USGS and Science Education, The — webpages, links, booklets, maps, fact sheets, classroom lessons, etc. online and to order, mostly free | |||
| USGS |
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USGS General Interest Publications — online and to order on a variety of subjects | |||
| USGS |
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USGS Map Catalog: Earthquakes-Volcanoes-Landslides — Purchase maps based on earthquake, volcano, and landslide hazards | |||
| USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center |
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USGS Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS |
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UTIG : GK-12 Program — lesson plans for earthquakes, tsunamis, plate tectonics, and more | |||
| Univ. of Texas, Austin |
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Virtual Earthquake & Other Labs — you're the scientist, and you have to locate the earthquake and determine the magnitude | |||
| Calstate LA |
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Virtual Earthquake Engineering — interactive demonstration of the effects of earthquake retrofitting | |||
| S. Illinois Univ. |
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Virtual Plate Reconstructions — exploration of plate tectonics | |||
| Univ. of Kentucky |
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Visualizations of Geologic Hazards — Visualizing the Earth, its processes, and its evolution through time is a fundamental aspect of geoscience. The use of visualizations - diagrams, images, animations, maps, and more - is an essential tool in helping students to visualize the Earth and its processes. | |||
| Carleton College/NAGT materials |
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Volcano World's Activities for Plate Tectonics — slide-style coverage of the basics | |||
| Oregon State University |
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Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail Guide — Interactive online trail guide to Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault | |||
| USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) |
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What on Earth is Plate Tectonics? — excellent presentation with vivid graphics | |||
| USGS & U.S. National Park Service |
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