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Class Flow: Plate Tectonics
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will investigate the scientific view of how the earth's surface is formed. Students recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on earth's surface....
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Review Game Zone: Earth/environmental Science Ncfe Review Part 1
Take this 10 multiple choice question quiz on earth and environmental science.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings
This is an excellent resource for children, parents, and teachers who need to talk about earthquakes. It includes guides for teachers and parents and an ABC Children's Book about earthquakes.
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University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics
This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.
Michigan Technological University
How Are Earthquake Magnitudes Measured?
This website explains how the Richter and Mercalli Scales work.
Michigan Technological University
How Do I Read a Seismogram?
When you look at a seismogram, there will be wiggly lines all across it. So which wiggles are the earthquake? This site answers this question.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Musical Plates: Designing an Earthquake Resistant Structure
A lesson where students look at how the sudden movement in an earthquake causes a building to collapse, and how to design a building that can withstand it.
Curated OER
Car Crushed by Bricks
This outstanding multimedia site documents the earthquake and related events that took place on October 17, 1989 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Infoplease: Earthquakes
This site is a launch point for several links for information on earthquakes. Learn about the severity of earth quakes, frequency and the 25 largest in the U.S.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Earthquake
This photo shows just how much damage a strong earthquake can cause. The concrete pavement beside the street has been torn in two with a large crack down the middle.
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Earthquake
Labeled diagram illustrating key terms associated with earthquakes.