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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Geology: Surface Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive tutorial, you will learn about the types of weathering and erosion that rocks and landforms undergo. This will lead to a discussion of soil and the types of soil. Lastly, you will learn about mass movements of soil,...
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Activity
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Plate Tectonics and Mid Oceanic Ridges

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent graphics and understandable text about all aspects of plate tectonics including mid-ocean ridges.
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth Online

For Students 6th - 8th
PBS produced "Savage Earth," a television series about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Contains extensive information with great graphics.
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Interactive
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Station Monitor

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can type in their zip code to find and explore the nearest live earthquake station data.
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Interactive
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Seismic Monitor

For Students 9th - 10th
Seismic Monitor allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic stations around the world, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information.
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Interactive
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Earthquake Browser

For Students 9th - 10th
A live, real-time data global map of all current earthquake activity.
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Seismic Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the pattern of earthquakes on Earth, including magnitude, depth, location, and frequency.
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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: Earth's Tectonic Plates

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Earth's tectonic plates and how they move.
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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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Handout
Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech University: Where Do Earthquakes Happen?

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site that explains how and where earthquakes occur and the different types of faults. Contains maps and charts of fault lines, plate edges, and the continental plates. There are other links within the site of related...
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Graphic
Oregon State University

Osu: Volcano World: Spreading Plate Boundaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has pictures and descriptions of different areas on Earth where the plates are spreading. Also includes links to more information on slow, medium, and fast moving plates.
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Article
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: What Causes Earthquakes?

For Students 9th - 10th
USGS provides the definition of a fault, the basics of earthquakes, the theory of plate tectonics, location of plates and earthquakes, and embedded links to related material.
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Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: Ms Ess2 2: Geoscience Processes at Varying Scales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Assessment templates, videos, examples, lesson plans, and photos of student work that directly address standard MS-ESS2-2: geoscience processes at varying scales.