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Top: Science: Earth_Sciences: Geophysics: Earthquakes: Education:
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» Earthquake Learning Activities and Lesson Plans - Information and links, including instructions for building a table-top seismology demonstration and a model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction from a shoe box as well as other exercises for students.
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» Earthquakes Theme - Web resources and student activity sheets for online study of earthquakes.
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» Geophysics Teaching Demonstrations - Classroom demonstrations of geophysical principles applicable to the properties and processes of the Earth's interior. Includes seismic waves, earthquake location, density of the earth and the magnetic field.
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» iNFO-EQ - Resources, technology, ideas and suggested solutions on how build a seismic station to record earthquakes and build seismic sensors generally.
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» Nevada K-12 Educational Seismic Network - Establishes real-time seismograph stations in Nevada schools' science classrooms. Includes a map of installed stations and a list of participating schools.
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» Plate Tectonics - A hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS. Requires Shockwave plug-in
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» Seismic Waves - Educational course published by the Matter Initiative for Schools at the University of Liverpool. Includes Java applet animations for visualizing how P waves and S waves are recorded on seismometers, how waves travel through solids and liquids, measuring the Earth's core, and calulating an earthquake's epicenter.
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» SpiNET - Maintains a network of participating middle schools, high schools and universities reporting real-time recordings from educational seismology stations using AS-1 table top seismometers.
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» UPSeis - Educational website from Michigan Technological University presenting the science of seismology and earthquakes. Developed as part of a high school class program studying seismometer recordings.
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