For Middle 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
About Earthquakes — descriptions and graphics of earthquakes and their effects
Univ. of Nevada, Reno	Seismic waves Plate tectonics Photos, Earthquake Magnitudes Intensity Effects, Earthquake Earth structure Basics	Lesson Plans Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience 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
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	Careers	Info	Middle School High School College
Brief History of Seismology to 1910 — brief description of history of seismology
UC Santa Barbara	History-Earthquakes, Seismology	Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
California Earthquake Overview — slide show of geological history of California and earthquakes 1769 to 2000
Golden State Museum	History-Earthquakes, Seismology Seismicity	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States?
USGS	Tsunamis Societal Effects Preparedness Prediction Hazards Effects, Earthquake Deaths from Earthquakes Damage from Earthquakes	Info	College General Audience High School Middle School
Constructing Earthquake-Proof Buildings — construct a model building and test it
DiscoverySchool.com	Engineering, Earthquake Modeling	Lesson Plans	Middle School
Continental Drift — investigate the plate motions given various clues to past configurations
DiscoverySchool.com	History-Earthquakes, Seismology Lessons online Plate tectonics	Lesson Plans	Middle School
Continents in Collision: Pangea Ultima — short news piece with images
NASA	Crustal deformation Plate tectonics	Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts
USGS	Basics Earthquake facts	Info	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation
Berkeley	Maps Locations	Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
Determining the Depth of an Earthquake — brief discussion on depths of earthquakes
USGS	Locating Earthquakes Locations	Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
Downloadable Freeware — (Mac only) plate tectonic animations, orogeny, Our Dynamic Planet, Origins of Life
UC Santa Barbara	Plate tectonics	Interactive Graphics Lesson Plans	Middle School High School General Audience College
Earth Puzzle — part of a larger publication
Scripps	Basics Earth structure Plate tectonics	Info	Middle School High School General Audience
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 Science Explorer — virtual museum
NASA	Basics Earth structure History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics	Graphics Info	Middle School High School College
Earth Science Lesson Plans — variety of activities from Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology website
Berkeley	History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
Earth Science Lessons — lessons developed by an elementary school teacher, but good for all ages, slide-style with color diagrams and photographs
Univ. of North Dakota	Education resources Earth structure Basics Geology History-Earthquakes, Seismology Lessons online Plate tectonics	Lesson Plans Graphics	Middle School
Earth Science World Records — description and graphics of plate tectonics, earthquakes, and more
Extreme Science	Earthquake facts History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics	Graphics Info	Middle School High School General Audience
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 & Plate Tectonics — overview with good graphics and lots of details
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)	Plate tectonics Earth structure Basics	Info Graphics	High School General Audience College 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
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow Download — a complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGS	Photos, Earthquake Effects, Earthquake Earth structure Damage from Earthquakes Basics Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Locating Earthquakes Maps Plate tectonics Seismic waves	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Earthquake 101 Powerpoint Slideshow online — preview of the complete PowerPoint show for the basics
USGS	Basics Earth structure Effects, Earthquake Earthquake facts Photos, Earthquake Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Locating Earthquakes Plate tectonics Seismic waves	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Earthquake Accounts by Famous People — personal accounts of earthquake experiences
UC Santa Barbara	History-Earthquakes, Seismology	Info	Middle School High School General Audience
Earthquake Education Services — lesson plans, information on Wasatch Front
Univ. of Utah	Hazards Education resources Basics Lessons online Preparedness	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
Earthquake Effects in Kobe, Japan — discussion and lots of photos and images of the effects of the Kobe, Japan earthquake
Univ. of Nevada, Reno	Effects, Earthquake Basics Photos, Earthquake Hazards Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Shaking	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Earthquake Facts & Earthquake Fantasy — Companion to "Earthquakes, Megaquakes, and the Movies"
USGS	Societal Effects Effects, Earthquake Myths Earthquake facts	Info Graphics	General Audience High School Middle School
Earthquake Hazards on the Island of Hawaii — summary of earthquake hazards in Hawaii
USGS	Effects, Earthquake Photos, Earthquake Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology	Info	Middle School High School General Audience
Earthquake Model — earthquake recurrence, size, and prediction demonstration instructions, brick & sandpaper model
USGS	Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Prediction	Info Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
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
Earthquake Practice Quiz — online quiz
Florida Intl. Univ.	Basics Education resources Lessons online	Interactive	Middle School High School
Earthquake Quiz — online quiz
UC Santa Barbara	Education resources Basics	Interactive Fun & Games	Middle School High School
Earthquake Quiz — online quiz
Univ. of Houston	Basics Education resources	Info Interactive	Middle School High School
Earthquake Quiz (PDF) — PDF file to print
Teacher Vision	Basics	Lesson Plans	Middle School
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
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
San Francisco USD	Lessons online Hazards Education resources Basics Preparedness Seismic waves	Lesson Plans Interactive Graphics	Middle School
Earthquakes — general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication
USGS	Effects, Earthquake Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Prediction Seismicity	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
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	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience
Earthquakes & All Shook Up — design and build an earthquake-proof structure
Newton's Apple	Engineering, Earthquake Education resources Lessons online	Lesson Plans	Middle School
Earthquakes in the Midwestern and Eastern US?! — summary of earthquakes in the Central and Eastern US
Univ. of Nevada, Reno	Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Seismicity	Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
Earthquakes! — description, photos, and graphics of earthquake basics and effects of earthquakes in Turkey
The Why Files	Basics Damage from Earthquakes Deaths from Earthquakes Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Photos, Earthquake Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology Maps Plate tectonics Prediction Seismic waves	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Earthquakes, MegaQuakes, and the Movies — discussion about facts versus fantasies
USGS	Societal Effects Shaking San Andreas Fault Prediction Plate tectonics Myths Magnitudes Forces Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Earthquake facts Effects, Earthquake Damage from Earthquakes	Info	Middle School High School General Audience
Earthquakes: The Rolling Earth — slide-show type presentation
Univ. of North Dakota	Basics Magnitudes Seismic waves	Graphics	General Audience Middle School Elementary school
Educational Activities — Origami, building models, historical seismologists
New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Resources	Basics Education resources Lessons online	Lesson Plans	Middle School
EQ Myths (PDF) — investigate EQ myths; what myths exist and why do people believe them
USGS	Education resources Basics Lessons online Myths	Lesson Plans	Middle School High 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
Evidence for Plate Tectonics-Teaching Box — Collection of interrelated learning concepts that focuses on finding the evidence for plate tectonics using digital resources, education standards, and comprehensive lesson plans.
DLESE	Lessons online Geology Education resources Plate tectonics Seismicity	Lesson Plans Info Graphics	Middle School
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
Faults — photos and graphics of fault types
Univ. of Leeds	Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc.	Graphics	General Audience Middle School High School College
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
Forces of Nature -- Teacher Study Guides — These study guides are mean to complement the giant_screen film "Forces of Nature"
Destination Cinema	Lessons online Hazards Education resources Basics Preparedness Societal Effects	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
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
Geologic Animations & Paper Models — from the USGS Learning Web
USGS	Basics	Lesson Plans	Middle School
Geological Online Exhibits — geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more!
UC Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley	Basics Geology	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
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
Getting Ready for the Big One — stigate types of earthquake waves and their effects
DiscoverySchool.com	Education resources Geology Lessons online Seismic waves	Lesson Plans	Middle School
Great Quakes — description, graphics and animations about seismic waves, locations of earthquakes, effects, and earthquake engineering
Discovery Online	Basics Engineering, Earthquake Hazards	Info Graphics Interactive	Middle School High School General Audience 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 Earthquakes Work — description of the basics
How Stuff Works	Basics Earth structure Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Locating Earthquakes Magnitudes Plate tectonics Preparedness Seismic waves	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience
How much bigger is a magnitude 8.7 earthquake than a magnitude 5.8 earthquake? — How to compare magnitude and energy. With "Try It Yourself" Calculator.
USGS	Magnitudes	Info Fun & Games Interactive	College General Audience High School Middle School
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.
USGS	Plate tectonics Lessons online Education resources Basics	Lesson Plans Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience
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
Incorp. Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS) Education webpage — resources and opportunities for educators
Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS)	Seismicity Seismic waves Earth structure	Info Graphics	High School General Audience College Middle 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
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 Plans Info	Middle School High 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 Zone — games, puzzles
Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG)	Basics Maps Preparedness	Info Fun & Games Interactive	Middle 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
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	Damage from Earthquakes Hazards Effects, Earthquake Education resources Intensity Lessons online Magnitudes Prediction Seismic waves Societal Effects	Graphics Info Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
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.
DLESE	Basics Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Geology Intensity Lessons online Magnitudes Parkfield Seismic waves	Lesson Plans	High School Middle School
Magnitude versus Intensity Lesson (PDF) — classroom lesson to teach the difference between earthquake magnitude and earthquake intensities
USGS	Intensity Education resources Lessons online Magnitudes	Lesson Plans Graphics	Middle School High School
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
Men & Women of Seismology, The — biographies and photos of famous seismologists
USGS	History-Earthquakes, Seismology Careers People	Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker — Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape
PBS	Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics	Interactive Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Musical Plates — use realtime data to plot earthquakes and solve problems
New Jersey Networking Infrastructure in Education	Education resources Lessons online Plate tectonics	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
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	Education resources Lessons online Societal Effects	Lesson Plans	Middle School High 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
On the Move: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics — description of plate tectonic history and mechanics
NASA	Plate tectonics Basics	Info	Middle School High School General Audience 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
Paper Models & Animations — Three-dimensional, cut-and-paste paper models and computer animations illustrating geologic processes and other geologic phenomena, not just earthquakes. Both paper copies and electronic diskette versions are available.
USGS	Modeling Geology Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Effects, Earthquake Earth structure Basics Plate tectonics	Interactive Graphics	Middle 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 Animations — awesome animations
U.S. National Park Service & USGS	Plate tectonics	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College
Plate Tectonics, Their Cause — graphics and brief summary
Univ. of Nevada, Reno	Crustal deformation Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Maps Plate tectonics	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Plot that Quake! — lesson plan for using the Internet to plot earthquakes over time
Berkeley	Locations Lessons online Education resources	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
Remote-Sensing Seismic Activities — you are the planner, and you have to consider the earthquake hazards and risks
Montgomery Cty Public Schools	Education resources Lessons online Societal Effects	Lesson Plans	Middle School High 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
San Andreas Fault, The — overview of the San Andreas Fault, online USGS general interest publication
USGS	Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology San Andreas Fault	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience 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
Seismic Waves — graphics to explain different types of seismic waves
UPSeis, Univ. of Michigan	Seismic waves	Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Seismic Waves — demonstration on different types of seismic waves
Aspire	Seismic waves	Graphics Interactive	Middle School High School
Seismographs: Keeping Track of Earthquakes — brief description on how seismographs work to locate earthquakes
USGS	Seismic waves Networks Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring	Info Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience College
Seismology Teaching Resources — Educational page with seismo links, diagrams, animations, and other teaching resources.
Arizona State University	Education resources Earth structure Crustal deformation Hazards Seismic waves	Info Graphics	Middle School High School College
Severity of an Earthquake, The — measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication
USGS	Magnitudes Intensity Hazards	Graphics Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
Shake, Rattle, and Slide — Lessons, activities, and slide shows about earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers.
University of Illinois Extension	Basics Earthquake facts Effects, Earthquake Lessons online Plate tectonics	Graphics Info Interactive Lesson Plans	Middle School
Shakes & Quakes — Legos and earthquakes
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)	Lessons online Shaking Education resources Engineering, Earthquake	Lesson Plans	Middle School
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
Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes — lesson plan using Internet
Berkeley	Seismicity Lessons online Education resources	Lesson Plans	Middle School
Tectonic Applications - Plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes — Definitions, explanations, and animations of advanced plate tectonics terms
USGS EROS	Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Modeling Plate tectonics	Graphics Info	College General Audience High School Middle 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
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	Info Lesson Plans	High School Middle School
Tracking Earthquakes Around the World — plot earthquakes on map using Internet resources
DiscoverySchool.com	Education resources Lessons online Locations	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School
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	Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Societal Effects San Andreas Fault Plate tectonics Parkfield Paleoseismology Geology Field trips - virtual, real Crustal deformation	Graphics Info	General Audience High School Middle School
Tsunamis — short news piece with images
The Why Files	Effects, Earthquake Tsunamis	Info	Middle School High School General Audience College
Understanding Earthquakes — quiz, descriptions and animations
UC Santa Barbara	History-Earthquakes, Seismology Basics	Interactive Graphics	Middle School High School General Audience
Understanding Tsunamis — learn about tsunamis with a model
DiscoverySchool.com	Tsunamis Lessons online Education resources	Lesson Plans	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
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
USGS Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication
USGS	Basics Maps	Info Graphics	Middle School High School College
UTIG : GK-12 Program — lesson plans for earthquakes, tsunamis, plate tectonics, and more
Univ. of Texas, Austin	Lessons online Education resources Basics Plate tectonics Tsunamis	Lesson Plans	Middle School High School College
Virtual Earthquake & Other Labs — you're the scientist, and you have to locate the earthquake and determine the magnitude
Calstate LA	Seismic waves Magnitudes Locating Earthquakes Geology Education resources	Interactive Info Graphics	Middle School High 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
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