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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Earthquakes

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains what earthquakes are, what causes them, the different types, tsunamis that can be caused by them, and how to prepare if living in an earthquake-prone area.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Disaster in the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Articles on the devastation in Japan due to the earthquake in March, 2011. Also find resources on tsunamis, tectonic plates, and earthquakes.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Tremor Troop: Earthquakes [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A 260-page unit of activities on earthquakes. Covers what they are, their cause, why and where they occur, their impact on the Earth, how they are measured, and safety and survival. Includes worksheets and has a glossary at the end.
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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.