Plate Tectonics-Discover Our Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site from Cornell University presents an illustrated and interactive description of plate tectonics. Topics covered include an introduction to plate boundaries and sea floor spreading, and the ...

'Black Smokers' WebQuest: An Internet WebQuest on Hydrothermal Vents part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website contains a black smokers WebQuest where students in groups investigate one aspect of the science of black smokers. The WebQuest provides a separate list of links for each research role, ...

New Millennium Observatory (NeMO) Education part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site is a digital curriculum developed by the New Millennium Observatory, a seafloor observatory at the Axial Volcano along the Juan de Fuca ridge in the Pacific Ocean. The curriculum, titled ...

Virtual Earthquake part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Virtual Earthquake is an interactive web-based program designed to introduce the concepts of how an earthquake epicenter is located and how the Richter magnitude of an earthquake is determined. ...

Case Histories in Applied Geophysics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site is designed as a reference resource for case histories in applied geophysics. Sorted first by geophysical method, including gravity, magnetics, seismic methods, DC resistivity - induced ...

SCEC Education Module: Investigating Earthquakes through Regional Seismicity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This educational module has been designed to provide students with the opportunity to interactively investigate the nature of earthquakes. The module has been divided into three major sections, "What ...

Study Questions for Geophysics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This website hosts over fifty practice questions relating geophysics. Topics covered in these questions include gravity, earthquake waves and seismicity, Earth's structure, geochronology, anomalies, ...

Demonstrations of Geophysical Principles Applicable to the Properties and Processes of the Earth's Interior part of SERC Web Resource Collection

These demonstrations are designed to help students develop a conceptual understanding of geophysical principles. The concepts covered in these demonstrations include rheology, seismic waves, ...

AGLO - Applied Geophysics Learning Objects part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The AGLO project focuses on developing materials for the subject of applied geophysics. Three types of learners were targeted: (i) students with general backgrounds; (ii) geoscience students, and ...

Virtual Earthquake part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This online geology lab has students work with a simulated earthquake event. Students determine the epicenter using P-S travel times and compute the Richter magnitude of the quake by measuring the ...