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Interactive
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Pacific Northwest vs. Sumatra: Flash Rollover

For Students 9th - 10th
This rollover compares the earthquake of 1700 in the Pacific Northwest with the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami.
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Unit Plan
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Investigating a Mine Collapse in Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
Use seismic data to determine whether or not a 2007 earthquake caused a mine collapse in Utah.
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Lesson Plan
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Arguing Causes of Faults & Folds Sponge Fault Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Young scholars examine images of faults and folds, then experiment with two models to collect evidence to determine how the structures formed.
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Handout
Museum of the City of San Francisco

Vmcsf: San Francisco Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a list of links to information related to earthquake damage and effects in the California area.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Anatomy of a Tsunami

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists used maps and seismic data to produce a computer simulation that accurately shows the creation of the wave that shook the world. In this interactive, examine some of the models and images that reveal details of the tsunami...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Eight Days: A Story of Haiti" by Edwidge Danticat

For Students 5th - 8th
In this tale, for young readers, award-winning Edwidge Danticat tells the story of Junior, a seven-year-old boy trapped beneath his house after the Port-au-Prince earthquake and his rescue. While trapped during the earthquake, Junior...
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Unit Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Understanding Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about the devastating effects of tsunamis. This site features video segments revealing the devastation tsunamis can cause and how tsunamis are formed.
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Natural Disasters Around the World: Understanding and Empathy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Come and learn how to begin to help parents and educators address the aftermath of a natural disaster with children through reading and books. This site features a list of titles to begin this journey of healing.
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Website
Other

Scec: Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
Go on a geologic adventure in this interactive, online trail guide to the Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault.
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Graphic
California Digital Library

Calisphere: 1906 Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Engineering Geology

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a course introducing students to the basics of engineering geology. Webpage includes forty lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary in length...
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Handout
University of California

U. Of California Berkeley: Can You Read a Quake?

For Students 9th - 10th
Eight seismograms and instructions are provided to assist in the learning of how to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Japan Fearful of Re Energized "Ring of Fire"

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing Japan's reactions to the Ring of Fire heating up again. 10/1995
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pacific Ring of Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers information on the location of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Map included.
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Website
Other

Earth Waves: Our Changing Planet

For Students 6th - 8th
A compilation of information from volunteers on earthquakes and earthquake prediction. Includes a lot of information on quakes in the California area plus some nice maps.
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Website
Other

Vibrationdata: Alaska Earthquake 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Time, date, and size of the Alaskan 1964 earthquake. Photos of the damage caused by the quake and the tsunami, location of the epicenter, and a description of the landslides.
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Unit Plan
Other

Dromore National School: Earthquake Project Questions

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the questions students most often ask about earthquakes and read the answers.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Determining the Depth of an Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides insight on how scientists determine the depth of an earthquake. Offers links to locating earthquakes as well as earthquake facts and lists.
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Graphic
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Learning About Earthquakes Coloring Pages

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Coloring pictures of seismic waves, earthquake safety and hazard maps. [PDF] Links to other handy tools, including trivia, stories, games and fun projects.
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Website
Other

Ceri: Earthquake Facts and Follies

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of frequently asked questions about earthquakes. This is a good source for earthquake trivia and separating fact from fiction.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: When the Ground Moves

For Students 3rd - 8th
Understand the process of an earthquake.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Plate Tectonics Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
The internal and external processes of Earth are related through the movement of Earth's plates, called Plate Tectonics. Find out how much you know about Plate Tectonics by taking this quiz.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Earthquakes

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of earthquakes. What causes them and where they happen.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: National Geographic Survey

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] How much do you know about the world around us? Questions provided by National Geographic Survey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html