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NOAA
- Global Earth Observations - This site is very comprehensive. It contains
detailed information on various topics of earth science such as Hurricanes,
satellites, air quality, volcanoes, etc. Please take a look at the site index
to find all that is available. The Science
Education Pages contains various questions about earth science issues.
Earthquakes
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program -
This site provides valuable information on a variety of earthquake topics.
Includes lists of the lastest earthquakes in the world, historic earthquakes,
lesson plans, power point presentations, etc.
Earthquake Hazards
Program - USGS "Top 10" Lists and Maps
How
Earthquakes Happen - animation and pdf file
Virtual Courseware:
Earthquake - This site contains online activities and tutorials on the
travel time of seimic waves, calculate the epicenter, and the magnitude of the
earthquake. Works with Firefox.
Virtual
Earthquake - Lori Cirucci says this is a very good website that she uses
with her students. Students print a certificate at the end. She says that she
has most of her classes go through the site after she reviews the first page
on "what is an earthquake" with the students. She also provided the worksheet
that goes with the website.
Other Activities that she uses can be found on these links. Students can save
the page as a pdf and use text boxes to place their answers.
Earthquakes
in your State
Seismic
Waves
Earthquake
Damage This is a worksheet type activity that has the corresponding link
to a slide show on the topic
Volcanoes
Current Volcanic
Activity
MTU Volcanoes Page
Photos by MWhite - The photos are linked to volcanic activity. Can you tell
what they show?
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