Earthquake Topics — Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring
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| Organization | Topics | Content Types | Level |
Animation of P, S & Surface Waves — seismic wave animations | |||
| San Diego State Univ. | Seismic waves Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Basics |  Interactive Info | High School General Audience |
Discover Our Earth — interactive lessons on earthquake basics, locations, magnitudes and more! | |||
| Cornell University | Plate tectonics Maps Magnitudes Locations Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Basics |  Lesson PlansInteractiveInfo Graphics | General Audience College High School |
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. | Shaking Seismic waves Preparedness Plate tectonics Magnitudes Locations Locating Earthquakes Lessons online Intensity Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Hazards Geology Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Engineering, Earthquake Effects, Earthquake Education resources Earth structure Basics | Lesson PlansGraphics | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Earthquake Monitoring — explore the history behind earthquake monitoring; list of additional readings and links also included | |||
| USGS | Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring History-Earthquakes, Seismology Basics | Info | Middle School High School |
Earthquakes — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Tech Museum of Innovation | Basics Damage from Earthquakes Earth structure Effects, Earthquake Photos, Earthquake Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locating Earthquakes Magnitudes Nuclear explosions Plate tectonics Preparedness Seismic waves | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
Earthquakes by Bruce A. Bolt Online Companion — links related to subjects covered in book | |||
| W.H. Freeman & Co. | Basics Books Historic Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Magnitudes Plate tectonics Prediction Tsunamis | Info | College |
Global Earthquake Explorer, The — easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data | |||
| Univ. of South Carolina, IRIS | Magnitudes Locations Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Seismic waves | InteractiveGraphics | High School College |
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 | Lessons online Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Forces Basics | Lesson PlansInfo | Middle School High School |
Science Explained, The — links to popular science articles about earthquake research | |||
| USGS | Basics Crustal deformation Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Geology Hazards Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locations Magnitudes Modeling Plate tectonics Prediction Rock mechanics Seismicity Statistics | Info | General Audience College |
Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes — brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes | |||
| USGS | Seismic waves Networks Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Tracing earthquakes: seismology in the classroom — Reconstructing an ancient Chinese seismograph, a simple wave machine, and investigating earthquake-proof buildings. | |||
| Science in School | Engineering, Earthquake Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Seismic waves | InfoLesson Plans | High School Middle School |
UPSeis Seismology Questions Answered — magnitudes, research, locations, seismic waves, and all the basics explained, as well as preparedness and hazards | |||
| UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan | Basics Effects, Earthquake Hazards Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring | Info | Middle School High School General Audience College |
