Guide to Selected Websites for Earthquake Education
- The guide is organized according to education level as well as general subject interest.
- http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/Reference_Services/earthquakeEducation.asp
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.
- http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/faculty/barker/demos.html
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.
- http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/
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
- http://www.matter.org.uk/schools/Content/Seismology/index.html
Alan L. Jones - Research Scientist, Purdue University
- Educational site which offers downloads of the Windows software Seismic/Eruption and Seismic Waves, used for visualization of seismicity, volcanic activity, and wave propagation.
- http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/faculty/jones/
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.
- http://www.seismo.unr.edu/k12network/
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.
- http://www.scieds.com/spinet/
U.S. Geological Survey - Learning and Education
- Portal to educational resources for students in Elementary, Middle, High School, and College.
- http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/students.php
Earthquakes Theme
- Web resources and student activity sheets for online study of earthquakes.
- http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/earthquakes.htm
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.
- http://www.jclahr.com/science/psn/index.html
iNFO-EQ
- Resources, technology, ideas and suggested solutions on how build a seismic station to record earthquakes and build seismic sensors generally.
- http://www.infoeq.it/
Plate Tectonics
- A hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS. Requires Shockwave plug-in
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/
High School and Undergraduate Seismicity
- Space technology is used to observe and measure tectonic motion of the Earth's surface. From NASA.
- http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/