For Elementary School Students

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Organization	Topics	Content Types	Level
100% Chance of an Earthquake — Earthquake statistics.
USGS	Statistics Prediction Basics	Info	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Animations for Earthquake Terms and Concepts — Flash animations illustrating basic earthquake terms and concepts.
USGS	Education resources Basics		College Elementary school General Audience High School Middle School
Big Rocks, Little Rocks (PDF) — use cookies to demonstrate erosion and its effects
USGS	Earth structure	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Big Squeeze, The (PDF) — use crayon shavings to show how rocks are formed from other rocks, heat, and pressure
USGS	Earth structure	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Bigger Faults Make Bigger EQ's — three different rope lengths are used to demonstrate how a fault ruptures in an EQ and why bigger faults make bigger EQ's
USGS	Magnitudes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters — teachers guide to helping children deal with disasters
Univ of Illinois Extension	Preparedness	Lesson Plans Info	General Audience Elementary school
Coloring Pages to Print — Earthquake-related coloring pages to print out and color
USGS	Basics	Fun & Games Graphics Interactive	Elementary school
Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts
USGS	Basics Earthquake facts	Info	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Determining Danger (PDF) — identify potential hazards in your immediate environment and take action to increase safety
USGS	Hazards Preparedness Societal Effects	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Earth Egg (PDF) — use eggs to represent the Earth plates, discussions about remote shearing, plate tectonics, and earth structure
USGS	Earth structure Plate tectonics	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
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	Basics Earth structure Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Geology Plate tectonics Rock mechanics	Info Graphics	Middle School High School Elementary school College
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 Plans Graphics	Middle School High School Elementary school College
Earth Sciences Lesson Plans — not really earthquakes, but great lesson plans for K-4
NESEN - Lessons for Earth Systems Education	Basics Geology Tsunamis	Lesson Plans	Elementary school High School Middle School
Earth's Interior Minerals — how can EQ's tell us what is inside the earth?
USGS	Geology Earth structure	Lesson Plans	Middle School Elementary school
Earth's Layers, The — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North Dakota	Basics Earth structure Geology	Graphics	Elementary school
Earthquake ABC: A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings — by kids for kids, with a special section for parents and teachers
USGS	Basics	Info Graphics	Elementary school
Earthquake Crossword — online activity
KidCrosswords.com	Basics Education resources	Fun & Games Interactive	Elementary school
Earthquake Preparedness: What Every Childcare Provider Should Know — PDF file with tips for younger children
FEMA	Preparedness	Info	Elementary school General Audience
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	Basics Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Paleoseismology Preparedness San Andreas Fault Seismic waves Trenching	Info	Middle School High School Elementary school General Audience
Earthquake Statistics — Frequency of different magnitude earthquakes, number of earthquakes per year, etc.
USGS	Statistics Earthquake facts	Info	Elementary school College General Audience High School Middle School
Earthquakes: The Rolling Earth — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North Dakota	Basics Magnitudes Seismic waves	Graphics	General Audience Middle School Elementary school
EQ Fear (PDF) — make a list of common fears and address each one
USGS	Education resources Lessons online Preparedness	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
EQ Kit Treasure Hunt (PDF) — hide EQ kit items around classroom or school and have a treasure hunt
USGS	Education resources Lessons online Preparedness	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
EQ Plan (PDF) — discuss a plan for what to do if there is an EQ; especially good for schools in EQ-prone areas
USGS	Education resources Lessons online Preparedness	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
EQs on the Surface (PDF) — use topo maps, seismicity maps, and fault maps to understand the connection between the surface features, locations of EQs and mapped faults
USGS	Lessons online Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Maps Seismicity	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Essentials of Geology Animations — A collection of animations describing concepts of geology
W.W. Norton and Company	Geology Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earth structure Crustal deformation Plate tectonics Seismic waves	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Fault Animations — animations illustrating the three main types of faults
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Fault Features (PDF) — a pan, dirt and some fabric create a model to demonstrate surface features of faults, use the Wallace Creek trail guide to see real fault features, or take a field trip
USGS	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Field trips - virtual, real Lessons online	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Forces of Nature — companion to the "Forces of Nature" IMAX movie about Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes and Tornadoes; interactive learning plus lesson plans for the classroom
National Geographic	Lessons online Education resources Books Basics	Lesson Plans Interactive Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Garlock Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the Garlock fault
JPL/NASA	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.	Graphics	High School General Audience Elementary school College Middle School
Geological Processes & Structures — animations of various types
Earth Science Australia	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earth structure	Graphics	Middle School High School Elementary school College
Geology Lesson Plans — includes all earth sciences
AskERIC	Basics Geology	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School Elementary school College
geologylink — geology in the news, links to resources, virtual field trips, virtual classroom
Houghton Mifflin Company College Division	Basics Field trips - virtual, real Geology	Info	Middle School High School Elementary school College
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	Geology Education resources Basics Hazards Lessons online Plate tectonics	Lesson Plans	High School Elementary school College Middle School
How Plates Move — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North Dakota	Basics Plate tectonics	Graphics	Elementary school
Human Wave (PDF) — learn about the motions of P & S waves with a fun participating exercise
USGS	Seismic waves Lessons online Education resources	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School Elementary school
Isoseismal Maps (PDF) — learn the difference between intensity and magnitude and gain experience with contouring on maps
USGS	Intensity Education resources Lessons online Magnitudes	Lesson Plans	Elementary school Middle School
Journey to the Center of the Earth — created by 100 5th grade students
John F. Pattie Elementary	Basics Education resources Lessons online	Graphics Fun & Games Interactive Lesson Plans	Elementary school
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	Seismicity Plate tectonics Maps	Interactive Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Kid's Earthquake Questions & Answers — kids' questions answered by scientists
Dromore National School, Republic of Ireland & USGS	Basics	Interactive Info	Elementary school
Landers Earthquake Rupture Movie — animation of the rupture on the Landers fault
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.	Graphics	High School General Audience Elementary school College Middle School
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	Plate tectonics Lessons online Education resources	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School Elementary school
Life Along the Faultline — lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California
Exploratorium	Basics Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Listening to Earthquakes — music and earthquakes have something in common!
USGS	Seismic waves	Interactive	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Mantle Motions (PDF) — students act out various mantle motions in a game of fast thinking
USGS	Earth structure Education resources Lessons online	Lesson Plans	Elementary school Middle School
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	History-Earthquakes, Seismology Hazards Tsunamis	Interactive Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
One-page Information Sheets on Earthquake Topics — one-page information sheets about various earthquake topics
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)	Basics Education resources	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Online Coloring Pages — Interactively color earthquake-related pictures
USGS	Basics	Interactive Graphics Fun & Games	Elementary school
Online Wordsearch Puzzles — interactive wordsearch puzzles with earthquake-related words
USGS	Basics	Fun & Games Interactive	Elementary school
Pangea to Present — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North Dakota	Basics Plate tectonics	Graphics	Elementary school
PBJ Fault (PDF) — demonstrate the different types of faults with a PBJ sandwich, and then eat it double-decker
USGS	Plate tectonics Lessons online Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Photos of Faults and Fault Zone Features — photos
Univ. of Oregon	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Plate Tectonics Activities — games, quiz
Quia	Basics Plate tectonics	Interactive Fun & Games	Elementary school
Plate Tectonics Animations — awesome animations
U.S. National Park Service & USGS	Plate tectonics	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz
Enchanted Learning	Basics	Interactive	Elementary school
Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz
SchoolScience.co.uk	Basics	Interactive	Elementary school
Potato Topo (PDF) — use a potato to make a 3-D 'topo map' and understand how it can be represented on a 1-D map, gain experience of maps and scales
USGS	Maps Lessons online Education resources Basics	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Rock'n on Shakey Ground (4MB PDF) — The basics of earthquake science written especially for the elementary school level.
USGS & Green Frog News	Basics	Info	Elementary school
Rumble Tumble — an online book with pictures, created by a kid
FEMA	Basics	Info	Elementary school
San Andreas Fault Fly-Over — virtual fly-over of the San Andreas Fault
JPL/NASA	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. San Andreas Fault	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Schoolyard Geology — Online lesson plans with photos and images. Excellent geologic activities you can do anywhere! Education standards info included.
USGS	Geology Maps Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes	Lesson Plans	Elementary school Middle School
Science Fair Project Ideas — specific projects with directions and ideas
USGS	Education resources Basics	Info Graphics	Middle School High School Elementary school
Science of Earthquakes, The — links to various webpages with basic earthquake science info
USGS	Basics	Info	Middle School High School Elementary school College
Snell's Law — interactive webpage where you can learn about reflection and refraction by changing the angles and watching what happens (requires Java 1.1)
Univ. of Utah	Seismic waves	Graphics Interactive Fun & Games	Middle School Elementary school High School
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	Magnitudes Basics	Interactive	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics — excellent comprehensive overview of plate tectonics with excellent graphics, online USGS general interest publication
USGS	Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Today in Earthquake History — what happened today in earthquake history
USGS	History-Earthquakes, Seismology Historic Earthquakes Earthquake facts	Info	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Toilet Paper Geologic Time Scale (PDF) — use toilet paper to understand the enormous extent of geologic time compared to recent time; timeline included
USGS	Time Information Lessons online Education resources Basics	Lesson Plans	Elementary school
Uncovering the San Andreas Fault (PDF) — Earthquake Trail: What Makes the Geology of Point Reyes National Seashore So Special?
National Park Service	Geology San Andreas Fault Field trips - virtual, real	Info	General Audience Elementary school
USGS and Science Education, The — webpages, links, booklets, maps, fact sheets, classroom lessons, etc. online and to order, mostly free
USGS	Basics Careers Education resources Lessons online	Lesson Plans Info	Middle School High School Elementary school College
USGS General Interest Publications — online and to order on a variety of subjects
USGS	Basics	Info	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
USGS Map Catalog: Earthquakes-Volcanoes-Landslides — Purchase maps based on earthquake, volcano, and landslide hazards
USGS Rocky Mountain Mapping Center	Plate tectonics Maps Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earth structure Seismicity	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Volcano World's Activities for Plate Tectonics — slide-style coverage of the basics
Univ. of North Dakota	Basics Education resources Geology Lessons online Plate tectonics	Lesson Plans Graphics	Middle School High School Elementary school College
Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail Guide — Interactive online trail guide to Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault
USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
What on Earth is Plate Tectonics? — excellent presentation with vivid graphics
USGS & U.S. National Park Service	Plate tectonics Earth structure	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Who Dunit? and the Law of Superposition (PDF) — solve a crime, and then use those same skills to understand the Law of Superposition (older layers of the earth on bottom) with a fun WhoDunit? investigation and then use your skills to solve a geological mystery
USGS	Trenching Paleoseismology Lessons online Geology Education resources Earth structure	Lesson Plans Graphics	Elementary school
Xpeditions: Earthquakes & Volcanoes — Compare plate tectonic maps with population density maps, and analyze what these maps imply about population and seismic hazards.
National Geographic	Societal Effects Plate tectonics Maps Locations Lessons online	Lesson Plans Graphics Interactive	Middle School Elementary school