Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Students learn to read maps and compare maps of plate tectonics with population density maps in order to analyze the relationship between population and seismic hazards.

ESRI Live Earthquake Site
Students will use a world map to find earthquakes near plate boundaries, then locate and describe earthquakes in the United States and California.

Earthquake Slip Classroom Exercise
Students will simulate earthquakes in the classroom.

Surfing for earthquakes and Volcanoes
Students use the Internet to research data on earthquakes and volcanoes and plot locations to determine continental plate boundaries.

A WebQuest About Volcanoes
Students must decide whether to live on an earthquake fault or near a volcano.

Plotting Earthquakes
Students plot location and magnitude of real-time earthquake data.

Earthquakes: Causes & Effects
Stimulate student interest in the forces of nature

Evaluate Forces: Earthquakes
Students gain an understanding of geological processes including plate tectonics, faulting, and earthquakes. Students will explore careers related to earthquake analysis, measurement, and disaster management.

Earth: All Stressed Out
This PBS online site explores earthquakes.

Every Place has its Faults
An explanation, complete with animation, on the four basic types of faults.

Earthquakes
Nasa's observatorium presents a study of earthquakes and types of faults.

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