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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
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Reading an Earthquake Seismogram
Jennifer Pickering
Introductory lesson that deconstructs the information that can be gleaned from a single seismogram.

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

Getting Started with the ShakeNet Data Portal
Jennifer Pickering
Teacher guide and tutorial for using the RaspberryShake ShakeNet data portal.

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

Making Community Connections to Co-learn about Earthquakes
Jennifer Pickering
Many people live in regions prone to earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, but the hazards and risks inherent in our communities may be very different. Making connections with learners from another location is a great way to share knowledge and practice science communication skills. Video conferencing applications like Zoom and Skype make it possible to connect with learners anywhere in the world. This activity provides a simple protocol, and a form for submitting a request to connect with a classroom teacher in Anchorage, Alaska.

Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Outreach Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Subject: Natural Hazards, Tectonics, Natural Hazards:Tsunami, Seismology, Geoscience, Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Mitigation and Preparedness
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Data: Data:Seismic, GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Special Interest: Hazards, Process of Science, Quantitative
Quantitative Skills: Gathering Data, Graphs