Earthquake Topics — Modeling
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| Organization | Topics | Content Types | Level |
Constructing Earthquake-Proof Buildings — construct a model building and test it | |||
| DiscoverySchool.com | Engineering, Earthquake Modeling |  Lesson Plans | Middle School |
High Quality Earthquake Animations — Simulations of earthquake ruptures that were run on the supercomputers at Caltech's Center for Advanced Computing Research | |||
| USGS | Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Modeling Seismic waves Shaking |  Graphics | High School General Audience 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 |  InteractiveGraphics | Middle 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 |
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 | GraphicsInfo | College General Audience High School Middle School |
