Scholastic
Scholastic: Severe Weather and Natural Disasters
Learn about severe weather and natural disasters through experiments, witness accounts, vocabulary, and much more.
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Earthquake Science
This section of the Burke Museum's online exhibit on earthquakes and natural disasters focuses on the science of earthquakes. Topics that are covered include plate motion, heat, interior of the earth, and more.
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US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Rock'n on Shakey Ground [Pdf]
The basics of earthquake science including factual information about how and why they happen. Also includes some hands-on activities and experiments for students.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute Online: Earthforce in the Crust
Learn more about earthquakes as well as plate tectonics. Site offers links to current quakings as well as earthquake science, teacher lessons, interactives, and earthquake history.