Curated OER
Earthquake Information
In this earthquake worksheet, middle schoolers will study a graph showing the travel time and distance traveled for primary and secondary waves of an earthquake. Students will use this graph to complete 8 short answer questions.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Dynamic Earth, Tsunami
Use this site to teach your students what a tidal wave or tsunami is from this lesson plan. The discovery activity shows how a tsunami happens.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction, a Tsunami Animation
View a brief animation that explains the science behind a tsunami.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: The Restless Planet Earthquakes
Discussion of liquefaction and landslides which are two of the many effects of earthquakes.