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Handout
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Gps Measuring Plate Motion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource looks at how geologists are able to measure the movement of tectonic plates using satellite-based data and how they were able to surmise in the past that the plates were moving. It also discusses how to read GPS time-series...
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Graphic
University of Washington

Iris: Noaa Images: Erosional Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples, with images, of different types of landforms created by water and wind erosion.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Seismic Calendar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate how often earthquakes of various magnitudes happen within specific geographic regions.
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Graphic
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Seismic Wave Motions

For Students 9th - 10th
Four animations showing the movements of surface waves and body waves that are created by earthquakes. Includes P, S, Rayleigh, and Love waves.
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Interactive
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Seismic Waves Viewer

For Students 9th - 10th
Visualize the propagation of seismic waves from historic earthquakes through Earth's interior and around its surface.