Earthquake Topics — Hazards
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| Organization | Topics | Content Types | Level |
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 |
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 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 |
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 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 Plans InteractiveGraphics | Middle School |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Hazards 101, Earthquake — The basics of how the USGS National Earthquake Hazard Maps are made. | |||
| USGS | Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Forces Hazards Shaking | Info | General Audience College |
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 |
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 | GraphicsInfoLesson 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 | InteractiveInfoGraphics | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
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 |
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 |
Seismicity of the United States — Seismicity maps of the United States. | |||
| USGS | Seismicity Maps Hazards | GraphicsInfo | General Audience |
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 | InfoGraphics | Middle School High School College |
Severity of an Earthquake, The — measuring earthquakes, online USGS general interest publication | |||
| USGS | Magnitudes Intensity Hazards | GraphicsInfo | Middle School High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Site of the Loma Prieta Earthquake — virtual field trip | |||
| UC Santa Cruz | San Andreas Fault Plate tectonics Historic Earthquakes Hazards Field trips - virtual, real Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Effects, Earthquake | InfoGraphics | High School General Audience College |
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 |
Visualizations of Geologic Hazards — Visualizing the Earth, its processes, and its evolution through time is a fundamental aspect of geoscience. The use of visualizations - diagrams, images, animations, maps, and more - is an essential tool in helping students to visualize the Earth and its processes. | |||
| Carleton College/NAGT materials | Lessons online Hazards Effects, Earthquake Education resources Tsunamis Modeling | Lesson PlansGraphics | High School General Audience College |
Where are the Fault Lines in the United States East of the Rocky Mountains? — Information on where the fault lines are in states east of the Rocky Mountains. | |||
| USGS | Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Hazards Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | Info | General Audience |
