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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Did You Feel It?

For Students 9th - 10th
Locate all the most recent earthquakes on this interactive map. Data includes location, magnitude and time of the quake.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents an overview of earthquakes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents an overview of earthquakes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Damage

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Variables that affect how much damage is caused by an earthquake.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Damage

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Variables that affect how much damage is caused by an earthquake.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Safe Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How buildings can be made safer from earthquakes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquakes at Transform Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers earthquakes occurring at transform plate boundaries, fault zones, and transform faults.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquakes at Transform Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers earthquakes occurring at transform plate boundaries, fault zones, and transform faults.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers earthquake zones, causes, and conditions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Earthquake Zones

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers earthquake zones, causes, and conditions.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Faults

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers rock stress, fractures, and types of faults.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Faults

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers rock stress, fractures, and types of faults.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Intraplate Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why intraplate earthquakes occur away from plate boundaries.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Locating Earthquake Epicenters

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to find the epicenter of an earthquake.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Locating Earthquake Epicenters

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to find the epicenter of an earthquake.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Measuring Earthquake Magnitude

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the instruments scientists use to measure earthquake magnitude.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Measuring Earthquake Magnitude

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the instruments scientists use to measure earthquake magnitude.
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Online Course
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: The Engine That Drives the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Material to begin an exploration of volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on volcano types, plate boundaries, and "hot spots," and ideas for...
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Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Earthquake Lists, Maps, and Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
All kinds of earthquake data compiled here. Find the deadliest earthquakes, most damaging earthquakes, world and US statistics, historical earthquake lists, and more.
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PPT
BBC

Bbc News: Science and Environment: How Earthquakes Happen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses a series of animations to give an overview of earthquake types and their causes. This colorful site is accompanied by brief descriptions. Additional animations of other natural disasters are featured on the right side of...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Tornado Drill

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy who gets frightened during tornado drills at school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The History of Planet Earth

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the history of the earth and its landforms. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Earth Science Earthquakes

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about earthquakes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Cracking Up

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares information about crevices in the earth and earthquakes.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...