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"Written in Stone" Earthquake Animations — Animations developed for the educational video "Written in Stone" produced by San Diego State professor Pat Abbott. These animations offer visual explanations for some of the more complex processes involved in earthquake dynamics. They also include some practical mitigation procedures for securing one's home for protection during an earthquake. | |||
SDSU Education Center on Computational Science and Engr | Education resources Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. San Andreas Fault Seismic waves | Graphics Info | College General Audience High School |
100% Chance of an Earthquake — Earthquake statistics. | |||
USGS | Statistics Prediction Basics | Info | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire — An online exhibit of information and images from the 1906 earthquake and fire. | |||
Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley | Damage from Earthquakes San Andreas Fault Photos, Earthquake Effects, Earthquake Societal Effects | Info Graphics | General Audience |
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 |
7 Steps to an Earthquake Resilient Business (PDF) — How to prepare your business for an earthquake | |||
USGS & many other organizations | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
A Comparison of Two Bay Area Earthquakes: 1989 v. 1906 — Investigate the shaking intensity and magnitude of these two earthquakes. | |||
USGS | Effects, Earthquake Intensity Lessons online Magnitudes San Andreas Fault | Graphics Lesson Plans | High School |
A Walk through Time — A history of time through the ages. | |||
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physics Laboratory | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Time Information | Info | General Audience High School |
ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information — The Association of Bay Area Governments | |||
Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG) | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 |
American Red Cross — Emergency response organization that provides disaster relief | |||
American Red Cross | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Information — Earthquake Safety Information (and other disaster preparedness information) in various languages | |||
American Red Cross | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Animation of P, S & Surface Waves — seismic wave animations | |||
San Diego State Univ. | Seismic waves Locating Earthquakes Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Basics | Interactive Info | 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 | |
Animations Illustrating Simple Wave Propagation Concepts — propagation, reflection, refraction, standing waves | |||
SUNY Binghamton | Education resources Seismic waves | Graphics | College |
Are You Prepared for the Next Big Earthquake in Alaska? — Preparedness guide especially for Alaska | |||
Alaska Earthquake Information Center | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Are You Prepared? — Earthquakes and other disasters, from the City and County of San Francisco | |||
City of San Francisco | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Are You Ready? — Includes resources and best practices | |||
FEMA | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Be an Earthquake Detective — Information on seismographs. | |||
MCEER | |||
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 |
Big Rocks, Little Rocks (PDF) — use cookies to demonstrate erosion and its effects | |||
USGS | Earth structure | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
Big Squeeze, The (PDF) — use crayon shavings to show how rocks are formed from other rocks, heat, and pressure | |||
USGS | Earth structure | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
Bigger Faults Make Bigger EQ's — three different rope lengths are used to demonstrate how a fault ruptures in an EQ and why bigger faults make bigger EQ's | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
Birth of the Himalayas — brief description of the origin of the Himalaya Mountains | |||
NOVA | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Plate tectonics | Info | General Audience 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 |
Building a Shake Table — discussion and lesson plans | |||
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) | Effects, Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Shaking | Lesson Plans | High School College |
Building a Shake Table — Instructions to build a simple shake table. | |||
MCEER | |||
CA-OES Earthquake Program — Focus on California | |||
California Office of Emergency Services | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
California Seismic Safety Commission — Focus on the Central and Eastern US | |||
California Seismic Safety Commission | Preparedness & Response | ||
California Subduction Rocks — A photographic field trip to classic subduction-related rocks across northern California. | |||
About Geology | Crustal deformation Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real Plate tectonics Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes | Graphics | High School General Audience College |
Can Animals Sense Earthquakes? — The belief that animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries... | |||
National Geographic | Myths | Info | General Audience |
Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States? | |||
USGS | Tsunamis Societal Effects Preparedness & Response Prediction Hazards Effects, Earthquake Deaths from Earthquakes Damage from Earthquakes | Info | College General Audience High School Middle School |
Can We Predict Earthquakes? PodCast — Scientist Mike Blanpied discusses the science of earthquake prediction. | |||
USGS | Prediction | Info | General Audience |
Casualty (Fatality) Totals, A Note About — One-pager explaining why the numbers vary on different list. | |||
USGS | Deaths from Earthquakes Societal Effects Statistics | Info | General Audience |
CDC (Center for Disease Control) Emergency Preparedness & Response — Earthquakes and other emergencies | |||
Center for Disease Control (CDC) | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Central & Eastern US Fact Sheets, See also — 2-page information sheets for a general audience | |||
USGS | New Madrid Seismic Zone | Info | General Audience |
Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium — Information about earthquakes in the central U.S. | |||
Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters — teachers guide to helping children deal with disasters | |||
Univ of Illinois Extension | Preparedness & Response | Lesson Plans Info | General Audience Elementary school |
Citizen Corps — Provide free training in first aid and emergency skills at locations around the US | |||
Citizen Corps | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Coloring Pages to Print — Earthquake-related coloring pages to print out and color | |||
USGS | Basics | Fun & Games Graphics Interactive | Elementary 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 |
Continents on the Move — How do we know that continents are still moving? | |||
PBS-Nova | Plate tectonics | Info | General Audience |
Converting UTC to local US time — Table of all possible conversions from UTC to local US time. | |||
NOAA | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
Cool Earthquake Facts — fascinating earthquake facts | |||
USGS | Basics Earthquake facts | Info | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school College |
Coping with Childrens' Reactions to Earthquakes — Information for parents with children who have been in earthquakes. | |||
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Create Your Own Tsunami — Homemade simulation of a tsunami. | |||
MCEER | |||
Current Local Time Anywhere — Will display the current local time anywhere. It has a list of countries and major cities. | |||
Chaos Software Group, Inc | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
Damaging Earthquakes in the United States (1750 - 1996) — Locations of damaging earthquakes in the United States | |||
USGS | Damage from Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
Dare to Prepare — associated with earthquakecountryinfo.org and shakeout.org | |||
Earthquakecountry.info | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Deaths from Earthquakes in the United States — Deaths from earhquakes in the United States. | |||
USGS | Deaths from Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
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 Plans Info Graphics | High School College |
Depth of Earthquakes — one-page plot and explanation | |||
Berkeley | Maps Locations | Info | Middle School High School General Audience 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 Plans Interactive Info | High School College |
Determining Danger (PDF) — identify potential hazards in your immediate environment and take action to increase safety | |||
USGS | Hazards Preparedness & Response Societal Effects | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
Determining the Depth of an Earthquake — brief discussion on depths of earthquakes | |||
USGS | Locating Earthquakes Locations | Info | Middle School High School General Audience 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 | Graphics Info Lesson Plans | College High School |
Disaster Preparedness for Pets — Steps and checklists to help care for pets during emergencies. | |||
Humane Society of the United States | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
DisasterHelp.gov — A FEMA resource providing information about earthquake response | |||
FEMA | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 Plans Interactive Graphics | High School College |
Downloadable Animations — Animation clips and other geo-educational items | |||
UC Santa Barbara | Education resources Plate tectonics | Graphics | College General Audience High School Middle School |
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 |
Early History of Seismometry (to 1900), The — history of various instruments throughout the history of seismology | |||
USGS | History-Earthquakes, Seismology | Info Graphics | High School General Audience College |
Earth Egg (PDF) — use eggs to represent the Earth plates, discussions about remote shearing, plate tectonics, and earth structure | |||
USGS | Earth structure Plate tectonics | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
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 & Response 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 | |||
Oregon State University | 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-12 | |||
NESEN - Lessons for Earth Systems Education | Basics Geology Tsunamis | Lesson Plans | Elementary school High School Middle School |
Earth's Crust, The — how thick is the Earth's crust? | |||
USGS | Maps Earth structure | Graphics | General Audience College |
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 |
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 | Info Graphics | Elementary school |
Earthquake Accounts by Famous People — personal accounts of earthquake experiences | |||
UC Santa Barbara | History-Earthquakes, Seismology | Info | Middle School High School General Audience |
Earthquake Booms, Seneca Guns, and Other Sounds — An examination of strange and unexplained sounds that are sometimes heard accompanying earthquakes. | |||
USGS | Effects, Earthquake | Info | College General Audience High School |
Earthquake Country Alliance — Earthquake preparedness for Southern California | |||
Earthquake Country Alliance | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Earthquake Density Maps for the United States — Maps of the average number of Earthquakes per year, magnitude 5 and Greater, all depths, for the United States. | |||
USGS | Seismicity | Info | General Audience |
Earthquake Density Maps for the World — Maps of average number of earthquake per year, magnitude 5.0 and greater, for the World. Maps are grouped by depth intervals. | |||
USGS | Statistics Seismicity Maps Magnitudes | Graphics Info | General Audience |
Earthquake Education Services — lesson plans, information on Wasatch Front | |||
Univ. of Utah | Hazards Education resources Basics Lessons online Preparedness & Response | 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 Prediction Information — short overview | |||
University of Washington | Prediction | Info | General Audience High School College |
Earthquake Prediction, Societal Implications — technical paper | |||
journal Reviews of Geophysics | Prediction | Info | College General Audience |
Earthquake Preparedness Guides — Multiple guides for homes, businesses, etc., | |||
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Earthquake Preparedness: What Every Childcare Provider Should Know — PDF file with tips for younger children | |||
FEMA | Preparedness & Response | Info | Elementary school General Audience |
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 | 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 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 & Response 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 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 and Plate Tectonics — Explains the theory of earthquakes and plate tectonics. | |||
USGS | Plate tectonics | Info | 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 Cannot Be Predicted — technical paper | |||
journal Science | Prediction | Info | College General Audience |
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 in the United States, Magnitude 7 and Greater — List of earthquakes, by state, magnitude 7.0 and greater. | |||
USGS | Historic Earthquakes Seismicity | Info | General Audience |
Earthquakes with 1,000 or More Deaths since 1900 — List of earthquakes with 1,000 or more deaths since 1900. | |||
USGS | Deaths from Earthquakes Damage from Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
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 | |||
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 & Response | Graphics Info | General Audience |
ED.gov — Emergency planning resources for schools and communities | |||
US Department of Education | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Education & Outreach Software — Downloadable software to manipulate seismograms and for visualization. | |||
Binghamton Univ Geological Sciences | Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locating Earthquakes Education resources Seismic waves | Interactive | High School College |
Educational Activities — Origami, building models, historical seismologists | |||
New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Resources | Basics Education resources Lessons online | Lesson Plans | Middle School |
EQ Fear (PDF) — make a list of common fears and address each one | |||
USGS | Education resources Lessons online Preparedness & Response | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
EQ Kit Treasure Hunt (PDF) — hide EQ kit items around classroom or school and have a treasure hunt | |||
USGS | Education resources Lessons online Preparedness & Response | Lesson Plans | Elementary 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 |
EQ Plan (PDF) — discuss a plan for what to do if there is an EQ; especially good for schools in EQ-prone areas | |||
USGS | Education resources Lessons online Preparedness & Response | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
EQs on the Surface (PDF) — use topo maps, seismicity maps, and fault maps to understand the connection between the surface features, locations of EQs and mapped faults | |||
USGS | Lessons online Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Maps Seismicity | Lesson Plans | 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 Plans Info Graphics | Middle School |
Exploring Earthquakes in Space and Time Through the Internet and GIS — GIS-related earthquake lesson plan | |||
USGS & Rocky Mountain Mapping Center | Seismicity Locations Lessons online GIS Education resources | Lesson Plans | High School College |
Exploring the Dynamic Earth: GIS Investigations in the Earth Sciences — book with high quality lessons with maps, images, instructor's manual, teaching tips, etc. | |||
www.brookscole.com | Books Education resources GIS | Lesson Plans | High School College |
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 |
Fault Features (PDF) — a pan, dirt and some fabric create a model to demonstrate surface features of faults, use the Wallace Creek trail guide to see real fault features, or take a field trip | |||
USGS | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Surface features - Faults, Earthquakes Field trips - virtual, real Lessons online | Lesson Plans | Elementary school |
Faults — photos and graphics of fault types | |||
Univ. of Leeds | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | Graphics | General Audience Middle School High School College |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — US federal government agency dedicated to responding to disasters. | |||
FEMA | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies — Humanitarian organization that carries out relief efforts to assist victims of disasters. | |||
Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
FEMA Earthquake Information — Includes resources and best practices | |||
FEMA | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
FEMA: Information for Pet Owners — Learn the best ways to provide for your pets during an emergency | |||
FEMA | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Flinn-Engdahl Regions — description of regions used to identify locations of earthquakes world-wide | |||
USGS | Locations Maps | Info | High School General Audience 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 & Response 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 |
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 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 Plans Interactive Info | College |
GETIT (Geoscience Education Through Interactive Technology) — software you can order that uses real data | |||
Cambrian Systems, Inc. | Locations | Interactive Graphics | High 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 |
Global Earthquake Explorer, The — easy tool for non-seismologists to retrieve, display and analyze seismic data | |||
Univ. of South Carolina, IRIS | Magnitudes Locations Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Seismic waves | Interactive Graphics | High School College |
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 |
Groundwater Effects from Earthquakes — A description of the potential effects of earthquakes on groundwater and wells. | |||
USGS | Effects, Earthquake Societal Effects | Info | General Audience |
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 |
HAZUS — Natural Hazard Loss Estimation Methodology | |||
FEMA | Hazards Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Hilo Tsunami Museum — The goal of the Pacific Tsunami Museum is to promote public tsunami education for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region. The museum will also preserve the social and cultural history of Hawaii and promote economic development on the island of Hawaii as well as statewide. The museum will serve as a living memorial to those who lost their lives in past tsunami events. | |||
Pacific Tsunami Museum | Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Historical Earthquake Theories — collection of historical earthquake theories and myths | |||
Univ. of Vienna | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Historic Earthquakes Myths | Info | High School General Audience College |
History of Daylight Savings Time — History of Daylight Savings Time | |||
WebExhibits | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Time Information | Info | General Audience |
How Earthquakes Work — description of the basics | |||
How Stuff Works | Basics Earth structure Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Locating Earthquakes Magnitudes Plate tectonics Seismic waves | Info Graphics | 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 Plans Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
How You Can Strengthen Your Home for the Next Big Earthquake in the Los Angeles Area — Easy Low-Cost Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Damage to Your Hom. (PDF) | |||
City of Los Angeles | Preparedness & Response | Info | 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 |
Ideas for Activities Using Live Seismograms — ideas for how to use real-time earthquake information in the classroom | |||
USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory | Education resources Lessons online Seismic waves | Lesson Plans | High School College |
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 |
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 & Response | 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 |
Inside Geology - Chapter 12: Plate Tectonics: Creating Oceans and Continents — 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 | Education resources Plate tectonics | Info | College |
Inside Geology - Chapter 9: Folds, Faults and Mountains — 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 | Books Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | 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 | Interactive Graphics Lesson Plans | General Audience College High School |
Is the reliable prediction of individual earthquakes a realistic scientific goal? — Seven-week debate involving many authors and their views | |||
journal of Nature | Prediction | Info | College General Audience |
Is Your Home Protected from Earthquake Disasters? — Details about what parts of the home are most vulnerable and how you can protect yourself (PDF) | |||
Institute for Business and Home Safety | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth — Created by 100 5th grade students | |||
John F. Pattie Elementary | Basics Education resources Lessons online | Graphics Fun & Games Interactive Lesson Plans | Elementary 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 & Response | Info Fun & Games Interactive | Middle School |
Kid's Earthquake Questions & Answers — kids' questions answered by scientists | |||
Dromore National School, Republic of Ireland & USGS | Basics | Interactive Info | Elementary 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 |
Largest and Deadliest Earthquakes by Year, 1990 - 2005 — List of the largest and deadliest earthquakes, by year, 1990 -2005. | |||
USGS | Historic Earthquakes Deaths from Earthquakes Seismicity | Info | General Audience |
Largest Earthquakes by State — List and map of the largest earthquake in each State | |||
USGS | Historic Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
Largest Earthquakes in the United States — Lists and maps of the largest earthquakes in the United States. | |||
USGS | Historic Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900 — List and map of the largest earthquakes in the world. | |||
USGS | Historic Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
Late Night Musings of an Earthquake Seismologist — USGS Scientist Paul A. Reasenberg candidly discusses earthquake preparedness. | |||
USGS | Societal Effects | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Living On Shaky Ground and other Preparedness Guides — A collection of preparedness guides for earthquakes and tsunamis especially for the Northern Coast of California | |||
Humboldt State Univ, Dept of Geology | Historic Earthquakes Preparedness & Response Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis on the North Coast — Thorough discusssion of science and preparedness information, links to additional information. | |||
Humboldt State Univ | Tsunamis | Graphics Info | General Audience |
Living with Earthquakes in Nevada: A Nevadan's Guide — This guide and many other preparedness-related information especially for Nevada. | |||
Univ. of Nevada Seismological Lab | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Magnitude / Intensity Comparison — Explains the difference between magnitude and intensity. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Intensity | Info | General Audience |
Magnitude 7 and Greater Earthquakes This Year — List and map of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes this year. List and map of deaths from earthquakes this year. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Deaths from Earthquakes Statistics | Info | General Audience |
Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1990 — List of magnitude 8 and greater earthquakes since 1990. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Statistics | Info | General Audience |
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 |
MARGINS Education & Outreach Resources — Mini-lessons, powerpoint presentations, research nuggets and more. | |||
MARGINS - Lamont-Doherty | Education resources Lessons online Plate tectonics | Graphics Info Lesson Plans | College |
Measuring the Size of an Earthquake — How the size of an earthquake is measured. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Locating Earthquakes Intensity | Info | General Audience |
MegaQuakes/Earthquake Simulator — dial up an earthquake and see the results | |||
IRIS | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Lessons online Magnitudes | Lesson Plans Graphics | High 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 |
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, The — A description of the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. | |||
USGS | Intensity | Info | General Audience |
Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record in the World — Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths | |||
USGS | Deaths from Earthquakes | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Natural Hazards Center — resources concerning hazards mitigation and disaster preparedness | |||
University of Colorado | Hazards Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
NEHRP - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program — The Federal Government's program to reduce the risks to life and property from earthquakes | |||
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
New Madrid Earthquakes 1811 - 1812 — Accounts of the large earthquakes that occurred in the New Madrid area in 1811 - 1812. | |||
USGS | New Madrid Seismic Zone | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Number of Magnitude 7.0 and Greater Earthquakes per Year, Since 1900 — List of the number of magnitude 7.0 and greater earthquakes per year, since 1900. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes Statistics | Info | General Audience |
On Shaky Ground — Earthquake hazards in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. | |||
www.riverfronttimes.com | New Madrid Seismic Zone | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Online Coloring Pages — Interactively color earthquake-related pictures | |||
USGS | Basics | Interactive Graphics Fun & Games | Elementary school |
Online Wordsearch Puzzles — Interactive wordsearch puzzles with earthquake-related words | |||
USGS | Basics | Fun & Games Interactive | Elementary school |
Open for Business — disaster planning toolkit for the home and small business | |||
Institute for Business & Home Safety | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Our Dynamic Plate CD-ROM — CD-ROM you can order | |||
UC Santa Barbara | Education resources Maps Plate tectonics | Graphics | High School College |
PaleoMap Project — plate tectonics, earth history, climate history, lesson plans, software, and more | |||
UT Arlington | Education resources History-Earthquakes, Seismology Maps Plate tectonics | Lesson Plans Interactive Graphics | College |
Pangea to Present — slide-show type presentation | |||
Oregon State University | Basics Plate tectonics | Graphics | Elementary school |
Papers from an NAS Colloquium on "Earthquake Prediction: The Scientific Challenge" — excellent collection of downloadable papers | |||
National Academy of Sciences | Prediction | Info | College General Audience |
PBJ Fault (PDF) — demonstrate the different types of faults with a PBJ sandwich, and then eat it double-decker | |||
USGS | Plate tectonics Lessons online Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources | Lesson Plans | Elementary 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 Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault — Plate Boundary Structure Along the San Andreas Fault | |||
Geodynamics Research Group, PSU | San Andreas Fault Plate tectonics Crustal deformation | Info | General Audience |
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 | Graphics Lesson Plans | General Audience High School College |
Plate Tectonics Activities — Games, quiz | |||
Quia | Basics Plate tectonics | Interactive Fun & Games | Elementary school |
Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz | |||
Enchanted Learning | Basics | Interactive | Elementary school |
Plate Tectonics Quiz — quiz | |||
SchoolScience.co.uk | Basics | Interactive | Elementary school |
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 |
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 |
Predicting Earthquakes — short overview | |||
USGS | Prediction | Info | General Audience College High School |
Protect Your Pets in an Emergency — Help ensure your pet's safety during an earthquake. | |||
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Protecting Your Family from Earthquakes — in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean | |||
USGS & many other organizations | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 & Response San Andreas Fault | Info Graphics | 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 & Response Maps Magnitudes Locations Locating Earthquakes Hazards Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Effects, Earthquake Earthquake facts Books Basics | Info Graphics | 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 & Response | Graphics Info | General Audience |
Quake Country — articles and resources about earthquakes in the San Francisco area | |||
San Francisco Chronicle | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Quake-Catcher Network — A collaborative initiative for developing the world's largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network by utilizing sensors in and attached to internet-connected computers. | |||
Stanford | Education resources Instrumentation, seismographs, monitoring Locating Earthquakes | Lesson Plans Interactive | Middle School High School General Audience Elementary school |
Quakeinfo.org — Things you can do around your house to prepare for an earthquake | |||
QuakeInfo.org | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
QuakeSmart — This site will show you how mitigation can work for you and how to reduce your risks in three steps: understanding what’s at risk, making a plan, and getting the work done. Each step has a checklist to guide you. | |||
FEMA & NEHRP | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Ray Tracing Animations — animations for various earth models and types of seismic reflections and refractions | |||
Washington Univ. | Seismic waves | Graphics | College |
Reducing Earthquake Hazards in Schools — identification of nonstructural hazards at schools | |||
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Relief Web — Online gateway to information on disasters | |||
Relief Web | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Richter Magnitude Scale, The — Description of the Richter magnitude scale. | |||
USGS | Magnitudes | Info | 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 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 | Graphics Interactive | Elementary school General Audience High School Middle 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Science of Tsunami Hazards - International Journal — Collection of downloadable journal articles in PDF format. | |||
Tsunami Society | Tsunamis | Info | 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 |
Seismic Seiches — Description and history of seismic seiches. | |||
USGS | Seismic Seiches | Info | General Audience |
Seismic seiches from the March 1964 Alaska earthquake — Seismic seiches from the March 1964 Alaska earthquake | |||
Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys | Seismic Seiches | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Seismic/Eruption — A free program (PC) you can download for the visualization of seismicity and volcanic activity in space and time | |||
SUNY Binghamton | Seismicity | Graphics Interactive | High School College |
Seismicity of the United States — Seismicity maps of the United States. | |||
USGS | Seismicity Maps Hazards | Graphics Info | General Audience |
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 |
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 Plans Graphics | College General Audience |
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 |
Soil & Earthquakes — explains liquefaction | |||
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) | Lessons online Education resources Earth structure | Lesson Plans | High School College |
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 Plans Interactive Graphics | High School College |
Strengthening Wood Frame Houses for Earthquake Safety — addresses weaknesses in wood frame homes | |||
John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Structural Engineers Celebrating Earthquake Safety — Why earthquakes happen, why some buildings fail, how structural engineers study earthquakes. | |||
Structural Engineers Association of Northen California | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes — lesson plan using Internet | |||
Berkeley | Seismicity Lessons online Education resources | Lesson Plans | Middle School |
Table-Top Earthquakes — USGS Open-File Report 98-767 (online) | |||
USGS | Education resources Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | Lesson Plans | High School College |
TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. — Plate Tectonics and How the Earth Works, The Theory of Plate Tectonics CDROMS, and more you can order | |||
TASA Graphic Arts, Inc. | Education resources Lessons online Plate tectonics | Interactive Lesson Plans | High School College |
Teacher's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area Geophysics Maps — USGS Open File Report 95-479 (online) | |||
USGS | San Andreas Fault Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Education resources Seismicity | Lesson Plans | High School |
Tectonic Geomorphology: Figures — Figures from the book "Tectonic Geomorphology" by Douglas W. Burbank and Robert S. Anderson | |||
Institute for Crustal Studies | Earth structure Books Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | Graphics | College |
The Emergency Preparedness Handbook — suggestions on being prepared for earthquakes | |||
Los Angeles City Fire Department | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
The Next Big Quake in the Bay Area — Newspaper article about the next big earthquake in the Bay area | |||
USGS | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
The Parkfield Experiment — attempting to predict a Parkfield, CA earthquake | |||
USGS | Prediction Parkfield | Info Graphics | High School General Audience College |
The Physics of Tsunamis — Explains the mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation. | |||
Univ. of Washington | Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
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 |
The Wave that Shook the World — Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&A, images, and lesson plans for teachers. | |||
PBS-NOVA | Books Effects, Earthquake Historic Earthquakes Lessons online Preparedness & Response Tsunamis | Graphics Info Interactive Lesson Plans | College General Audience High School |
The World Clock - Time Zones — Displays list of cities with local time. Many selections available. May select city by continent, capital cities, and more. | |||
Time and Date AS / Steffen Thorsen | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
Theory of the Earth — online book on the science of earthquakes | |||
Caltech | Tsunamis Plate tectonics Books Basics | Info Graphics | 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 |
This Dynamic Planet — World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Impact Craters, and Plate Tectonics | |||
USGS | Plate tectonics | Info | General Audience |
Time Zone Conversion — Table of conversions from UTC to some US time zones, standard and dailylight savings time. | |||
Department of the Navy | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
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 |
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 |
Top Earthquake States — Lists the states with the most earthquakes. The top 10 states are listed, but each state is ranked. | |||
USGS | Seismicity | Info | General Audience |
Tour of San Andreas Fault in the San Francisco Bay Area — virtual field trip | |||
Stanford | Field trips - virtual, real Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. San Andreas Fault | Info Graphics | High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Calavaras Fault — virtual field trip | |||
Stanford Exploration Project | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real San Andreas Fault | Info Graphics | High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Hayward Fault — virtual field trip | |||
Calstate Hayward | Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. Field trips - virtual, real | Info Graphics | High School General Audience College |
Tour of the Kentucky River Fault Zone — virtual field trip | |||
Univ. of Kentucky | Field trips - virtual, real Faults - SS, DS, Thrust, etc. | Info Graphics | 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 | Info Graphics | High School General Audience 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 |
Travel Time Information & Calculator — Choose a seismic station location and a recent earthquake, and see how long it takes different types of seismic waves to travel from the epicenter to your station. Travel time curve and other phase information. | |||
USGS | Locating Earthquakes Earth structure Seismic waves | Interactive | High School College |
Try It Yourself Calculator — How much bigger is a magnitude 8.7 earthquake than a magnitude 5.8 earthquake? | |||
USGS | Magnitudes | Info Fun & Games Interactive | College General Audience High School Middle School |
Tsunami — Information about tsunamis. | |||
FEMA | Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Tsunami FAQ — Tsunamis: Frequently Asked Questions | |||
NOAA | Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation — Information about tsunamis that may save your life. Material excerpted from "Tsunami! The Great Waves" | |||
Univ. of Washington | Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Tsunami Preparedness Guidebook — Downloadable PDF and additional links to tsunami preparedness websites. | |||
GeoHazards International | Tsunamis Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Tsunami Resources — General information about tsunamis and preparedness, including evacuation routes for coastal towns in Washington. | |||
WA Military Dept - Emergency Mngmt Division | Preparedness & Response Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Tsunami Websites — compilation of websites that provide current tsunami information | |||
USGS | |||
Tsunami Websites — List of websites that provide current tsunami information. | |||
USGS | |||
Tsunami! — Site provides general information about tsunamis, their causes and history as well as what to do in case of a tsunami. | |||
University of Washington by the Department of Earth and Space Sciences | Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Tsunami: The Big Wave — Slide-show style information about the basics of tsunamis. | |||
NASA | Tsunamis | Info | General Audience |
Tsunamis — short news piece with images | |||
The Why Files | Effects, Earthquake Tsunamis | Info | Middle School High School General Audience College |
U.S. State Department - Travel Warnings & Consular Info Sheets — Information for people planning on traveling abroad | |||
U.S. State Department | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Understanding Earthquakes — quiz, descriptions and animations | |||
UC Santa Barbara | History-Earthquakes, Seismology Basics | Interactive Graphics | Middle School High School General Audience |
Understanding Earthquakes Makes for Messy Science — Earthquake processes typically occur tens of miles below the Earth's surface and over geologic time, away from direct observation. Earthquake science, in particular, is often subject to interpretation and bias. | |||
USGS | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
Understanding Quakes — 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 |
Understanding Tsunamis — learn about tsunamis with a model | |||
DiscoverySchool.com | Tsunamis Lessons online Education resources | Lesson Plans | Middle School |
Universal Time and Greenwich Mean Time — Explains the similarities and differences between the two types of time standards. | |||
US Naval Observatory | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
Universal Time Gif Clock — GIf image of Universal Time | |||
Department of the Navy | Time Information | Info | 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 |
US Agency for International Development — US agency set up to provide relief to other countries suffering from disaster | |||
USAID | Preparedness & Response | Info | General Audience |
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 |
UTC - Coordinated Universal Time — Definition of UTC. | |||
USGS | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
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 |
Virtual Earthquake Engineering — interactive demonstration of the effects of earthquake retrofitting | |||
S. Illinois Univ. | Engineering, Earthquake | Interactive Graphics | High School College |
Virtual Plate Reconstructions — exploration of plate tectonics | |||
Univ. of Kentucky | Plate tectonics | Interactive Graphics | High School 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 Plans Graphics | High School General Audience 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 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 Are the U.S. Time Zones? — Table of how to determine time in any US time zone, given UTC time. Contains a short history of standard time in the US. | |||
Department of the Navy | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
What is UTC? — Description of Universal Time. | |||
NASA/MSFC/ESSD | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
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 |
What Time Is It? — Displays current UTC time, and current time in US time zones. | |||
Department of the Navy | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
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 |
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 Plans Graphics | Elementary school |
World Plate Boundaries Animation — World plate boundaries animation. | |||
USGS | Plate tectonics | Info Graphics | General Audience |
World Seismicity Maps — World seismicity maps. | |||
USGS | Seismicity Maps | Info | General Audience |
World Time Zone Map — World time zones. | |||
U.S. Naval Observatory | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
World Time Zones — Information on World time zones, including maps, US law, and information by country. | |||
Department of the Navy | Time Information | Info | General Audience |
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 |