Earthquake Topics — Geology
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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 | San Andreas Fault Photos, Earthquake Modeling Lessons online Damage from Earthquakes Tsunamis Societal Effects Historic Earthquakes Geology Engineering, Earthquake Effects, Earthquake Education resources |  Lesson Plans Graphics | General Audience College High 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 |  InfoGraphics | 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 PlansGraphics | Middle School High School Elementary school College |
Earth Science Lessons — lessons developed by an elementary school teacher, but good for all ages, slide-style with color diagrams and photographs | |||
| Oregon State University | Education resources Earth structure Basics Geology History-Earthquakes, Seismology Lessons online Plate tectonics | Lesson PlansGraphics | Middle School |
Earth Sciences Lesson Plans — not really earthquakes, but great lesson plans for K-12 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Oregon State University | Basics Earth structure Geology | Graphics | 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 |
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 PlansInfoGraphics | Middle School |
Geological Online Exhibits — geologic time scale, plate tectonics animation, and more! | |||
| UC Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley | Basics Geology | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience 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 |
Geophysics Course Resources on the Internet — list of online course resources for undergraduate and graduate levels | |||
| Univ. of Houston | Basics Geology | Lesson Plans InteractiveInfo | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | Plate tectonics GIS Geology Education resources Crustal deformation Modeling Lessons online | GraphicsLesson Plans | General Audience High School College |
San Andreas Fault at Wallace Creek — Interactive, 360 degree panorama of the San Andreas Fault. Aerial photos of the fault taken from a kite. | |||
| USGS | Crustal deformation Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real Geology Historic Earthquakes Photos, Earthquake San Andreas Fault | GraphicsInteractive | Elementary school General Audience High School Middle School |
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 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 |
Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction, How to Build a Model Illustrating — Three-dimensional, cut-and-paste paper model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction. | |||
| USGS | Modeling Geology Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Earth structure Plate tectonics | Lesson Plans | Middle 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 | GraphicsInfo | General Audience High School Middle 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 |
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 | InteractiveInfoGraphics | Middle School High School College |
Volcano World's Activities for Plate Tectonics — slide-style coverage of the basics | |||
| Oregon State University | Basics Education resources Geology Lessons online Plate tectonics | Lesson PlansGraphics | Middle School High School 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 PlansGraphics | Elementary school |
