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Understanding Earthquakes: Comparing seismograms
Jennifer Pickering
Introductory lesson that contextualizes how multiple instruments provide a more complete picture on an event.

Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
Subject: Seismology, Geoscience, Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Data: Data, Geophysics Seismic, Geophysics Data, Data:Seismic
Special Interest: Data, models, or simulations, Hazards

Frequency of Large Earthquakes
Jennifer Pickering
Using the IRIS Earthquake Browser tool, students gather data to support a claim about how many large (Mw 8+) earthquakes will happen globally each year. This activity provides scaffolded experience downloading data and manipulating data within a spreadsheet.

Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)
Subject: Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience, Natural Hazards, Tectonics
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Data: Data:Seismic, Data, Geophysics Data, Seismic
Special Interest: Hazards, Quantitative
Quantitative Skills: Arithmetic/Computation
On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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