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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.
USGSBasics
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

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 InstitutionSurface 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

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
USGSTrenching
Paleoseismology
Lessons online
Geology
Education resources
Earth structure
Lesson Plans
Graphics
Elementary school

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