Earthquake Topics — Basics
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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 |
Animation of P, S & Surface Waves — seismic wave animations | |||
| San Diego State Univ. | Seismic waves Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Basics |  InteractiveInfo | High School General Audience |
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 | |
Coloring Pages to Print — Earthquake-related coloring pages to print out and color | |||
| USGS | Basics |  Fun & GamesGraphicsInteractive | Elementary school |
Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts | |||
| USGS | Basics Earthquake facts | Info | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Demonstrations of Geophysical Principles Applicable to the Properties and Processes of the Earth's Interior — demonstrations with photos and graphics | |||
| SUNY Binghamton | Education resources Earth structure Basics Lessons online | Lesson PlansInfoGraphics | High School College |
Designing Structures to Perform Well During an Earthquake — discussion and lesson plans | |||
| Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) | Lessons online Education resources Engineering, Earthquake Basics | Lesson PlansInteractiveInfo | High School College |
Digital Online Geology - Earthquakes — Online version of "Earthquakes" by Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, and Dennis Tasa. This informative chapter about earthquakes has images, text, quizzes, and narrated animations explaining what happens when earthquakes occur. | |||
| TASA Graphic Arts | Basics Books Damage from Earthquakes Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Intensity Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Plate tectonics Prediction Seismic waves Shaking | GraphicsInfoLesson Plans | College High School |
Discover Our Earth — Portal for teachers and students for learning the basics about earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, topography, and sea level changes. | |||
| USGS & DLESE | Plate tectonics Lessons online Basics | Lesson PlansInteractiveGraphics | High School 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 | 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 Explorer — virtual museum | |||
| NASA | Basics Earth structure History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics | GraphicsInfo | Middle School High 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 & Plate Tectonics — overview with good graphics and lots of details | |||
| National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) | Plate tectonics Earth structure Basics | InfoGraphics | High School General Audience College Middle School |
Earth's Layers, The — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University | Basics Earth structure Geology | Graphics | 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 ABC: A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings — by kids for kids, with a special section for parents and teachers | |||
| USGS | Basics | InfoGraphics | Elementary school |
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 Model — earthquake recurrence, size, and prediction demonstration instructions, brick & sandpaper model | |||
| USGS | Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Prediction | InfoLesson 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 Quartet #1 — USGS seismologist Andrew Michael explores both music and audio playbacks of the earth shaking and finds new ways to learn about the earth, earthquakes, musical instruments and music. | |||
| USGS | Basics Education resources Forces People Seismic waves | Fun & Games | General Audience |
Earthquake Quiz — Online quiz | |||
| UC Santa Barbara | Education resources Basics | InteractiveFun & Games | Middle School High School |
Earthquake Quiz — online quiz | |||
| Univ. of Houston | Basics Education resources | InfoInteractive | 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 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 PlansInteractiveGraphics | Middle School |
Earthquakes — general overview of earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS | Effects, Earthquake Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Prediction Seismicity | InfoGraphics | 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 | 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 |
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 | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Earthquakes: The Rolling Earth — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University | Basics Magnitudes Seismic waves | Graphics | General Audience Middle School Elementary school |
Echando Raices en Tierra de Terremotos — Este manual provee información sobre por qué nos deben preocupar los terremotos en el Sur de California, qué debemos hacer para estar seguros y reducir el daño, y también qué debemos saber de lo básico sobre terremotos. | |||
| USGS & many other organizations | Basics Books Earthquake facts Effects, Earthquake Hazards Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Maps Preparedness | GraphicsInfo | General Audience |
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 |
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 PlansInteractiveGraphics | 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 |
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 | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Geology Central — links to resources for Geology and Geophysics | |||
| Geology Central | Basics Education resources Field trips - virtual, real | Info | 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 PlansInteractiveInfo | College |
Great Quakes — description, graphics and animations about seismic waves, locations of earthquakes, effects, and earthquake engineering | |||
| Discovery Online | Basics Engineering, Earthquake Hazards | InfoGraphicsInteractive | 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 | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
How Plates Move — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University | Basics Plate tectonics | Graphics | Elementary 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 PlansGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
Inside Geology - Chapter 10: Earthquakes — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Historic Earthquakes Hazards Education resources Books Basics Preparedness | Info | College |
Inside Geology - Chapter 11: Geophysical Properties of Planet Earth — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries | |||
| Houghton Mifflin Company College Division | Earth structure Basics Education resources | Info | College |
Investigating Earthquakes Through Regional Seismicity — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
| Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) & USGS | Education resources Basics Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Lessons online Seismicity | InteractiveGraphicsLesson Plans | General Audience College High 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 PlansInfo | Middle School High School |
Journey to the Center of the Earth — Created by 100 5th grade students | |||
| John F. Pattie Elementary | Basics Education resources Lessons online | GraphicsFun & GamesInteractiveLesson Plans | Elementary school |
Kid Zone — Games, puzzles | |||
| Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG) | Basics Maps Preparedness | InfoFun & GamesInteractive | Middle School |
Kid's Earthquake Questions & Answers — kids' questions answered by scientists | |||
| Dromore National School, Republic of Ireland & USGS | Basics | InteractiveInfo | Elementary school |
Life Along the Faultline — lots of resources, information, activities and graphics concerning earthquakes in California | |||
| Exploratorium | Basics Historic Earthquakes History-Earthquakes, Seismology | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
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 |
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker — Push your mouse around to move continents and change the landscape | |||
| PBS | Basics History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics | InteractiveGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience 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 | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Online Coloring Pages — Interactively color earthquake-related pictures | |||
| USGS | Basics | InteractiveGraphicsFun & Games | Elementary school |
Online Wordsearch Puzzles — Interactive wordsearch puzzles with earthquake-related words | |||
| USGS | Basics | Fun & GamesInteractive | Elementary school |
Pangea to Present — slide-show type presentation | |||
| Oregon State University | Basics Plate tectonics | Graphics | Elementary school |
Plate Tectonics Activities — Games, quiz | |||
| Quia | Basics Plate tectonics | InteractiveFun & Games | Elementary school |
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 |
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - NCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern California | |||
| USGS & many other organizations | Basics Books Earthquake facts Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Maps Preparedness San Andreas Fault | InfoGraphics | General Audience |
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - SCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in southern California | |||
| USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) | San Andreas Fault Preparedness Maps Magnitudes Locations Locating Earthquakes Hazards Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Effects, Earthquake Earthquake facts Books Basics | InfoGraphics | General Audience |
Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Utah edition — Earthquakes and prepardeness in Utah | |||
| Utah Seismic Safety Commission | Basics Books Effects, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Hazards Locating Earthquakes Locations Magnitudes Maps Preparedness | GraphicsInfo | General Audience |
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, 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 | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Savage Earth, The — slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations | |||
| PBS | Basics Engineering, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Prediction Seismic waves Tsunamis | Graphics | High School General Audience College |
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 |
Science Fair Project Ideas — specific projects with directions and ideas | |||
| USGS | Education resources Basics | InfoGraphics | 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 |
Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure, An Introduction to — online companion to the textbook by Seth Stein and Michael Wysession with electronic versions of all images and access to homework problems and solutions; also includes errata | |||
| Blackwell Publishing | Education resources Earth structure Books Basics Plate tectonics Seismic waves | Lesson PlansGraphics | College General Audience |
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 | GraphicsInfoInteractiveLesson Plans | Middle School |
Southern California Integrated GPS Network Education Module — excellent graphics, animations and activities | |||
| USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) | Plate tectonics GPS Education resources Basics | Lesson PlansInteractiveGraphics | High School College |
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 |
Theory of the Earth — online book on the science of earthquakes | |||
| Caltech | Tsunamis Plate tectonics Books Basics | InfoGraphics | 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 | InfoGraphics | 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 |
Understanding Earthquakes — quiz, descriptions and animations | |||
| UC Santa Barbara | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Basics | InteractiveGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
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 PlansInfo | 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 Maps Booklet — online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS | Basics Maps | InfoGraphics | 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 |
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 |
