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Earth Science Education ActivitiesÓ (For Word Documents of these files, go to the bottom of this page):

Quick Links: •Seismic/Eruption Modules •3-D Earth Structure •Earth’s Interior Structure •Journey to the Center of the Earth •Earth’s Interior – Travel Times •Surface Wave Propagation Around the Earth •San Francisco Bay Area Earthquakes •San Francisco Bay Area Earthquakes (New) •EQ Hazard Info-Part 1 •EQ Hazard Info-Part 2 •EQ Photos-Part 1 •EQ Photos-Part 2

•Seismic Waves and the Slinky •Slinky 4-page Lesson •Wave Animations •Educational Seismograph •Handheld Seismometer •Walk-Run Activity •EqLocate Tutorial •Using Earthquake Videos •The AS-1 Seismograph – Installation •The AS-1 Seismograph – Operation •The AS-1 Seismograph – Magnitude •The AS-1 Magnitude Calculator •AS-1 Teaching Modules

•Plate Puzzle •Plate Tectonics Flip Book •Plate Tectonics/Foam Models •Thermal Convection •Plotting Earthquake Epicenters •Accessing Earthquake Data •Earthquake Shaking – Building Contest •Seismology – Resources for Teachers •Every Pebble Tells a Story •Tsunami! (PPT only) •Science Education – Why Should We Care?

For pdf files and brief descriptions of these documents, go to: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/educindex/educindex.htm

Earth Science Education Demonstrations, Lessons and Activities (If you know the activity that you are looking for, use the Quick Links above.)

Lesson plans for teaching about seismology and other Earth science topics. Includes descriptions of demonstrations, experiments and activities for teachers and students. The lessons are designed primarily for teachers of grades 5-12 but can be adapted to introductory college level Earth science teaching. Lesson plans can be displayed on the screen or printed (in color) from a pdf version. Topics include: Seismic Waves, Plate Tectonics, Mantle convection, Earth’s interior, Plate Boundaries, Seismometers, the AS-1 seismograph, earthquake magnitude, and earthquake location. Also included is a pdf version of Seismology – Resources for Teachers and an “essay” on science education in the US.

Quick Links, Word Files: •Seismic/Eruption Modules •3-D Earth Structure •Earth’s Interior Structure •Journey to the Center of the Earth •Earth’s Interior – Travel Times •Surface Wave Propagation Around the Earth •San Francisco Bay Area Earthquakes •San Francisco Bay Area Earthquakes (New) •EQ Hazard Info-Part 1 •EQ Hazard Info-Part 2 •EQ Photos-Part 1 •EQ Photos-Part 2

•Seismic Waves and the Slinky •Slinky 4-page Lesson •Wave Animations •Educational Seismograph •Handheld Seismometer •Walk-Run Activity •EqLocate Tutorial •Using Earthquake Videos •The AS-1 Seismograph – Installation •The AS-1 Seismograph – Operation •The AS-1 Seismograph – Magnitude •The AS-1 Magnitude Calculator

•Plate Puzzle •Plate Tectonics Flip Book •Plate Tectonics/Foam Models •Thermal Convection •Plotting Earthquake Epicenters •Accessing Earthquake Data •Earthquake Shaking – Building Contest •Seismology – Resources for Teachers •Every Pebble Tells a Story •Science Education – Why Should We Care?

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