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Volcano Monitoring with GPS: Westdahl Volcano Alaska part of EarthScope ANGLE:Educational Materials:Activities
Learners use graphs of GPS position data to determine how the shape of Westdahl Volcano, Alaska is changing. If the flanks of a volcano swell or recede, it is a potential indication of magma movement and changing ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Engineering
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Quantitative Skills: Vectors and Matrices, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: EarthScope, ANGLE
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Alaska GPS Analysis of Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes part of EarthScope ANGLE:Educational Materials:Activities
This activity introduces students to high precision GPS as it is used in geoscience research. Students build "gumdrop" GPS units and study data from three Alaska GPS stations from the Plate Boundary Observatory network. They learn how Alaska's south central region is "locked and loading" as the Pacific Plate pushes into North America and builds up energy that will be released in the future in other earthquakes such as the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Engineering
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Vectors and Matrices, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: ANGLE, EarthScope
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Unit 2.1: Geodetic survey of an outcrop for road cut design part of GETSI:Teaching Materials:Analyzing High Resolution Topography with TLS and SfM
This unit offers an alternative application for high-resolution topographic data from an outcrop. Using engineering geology methods and data collection from TLS and/or SfM, students design safe "road ...

Subject: Engineering, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology, Geophysics:Geodesy
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 1: "If an earthquake happens in the desert and no one lives there, should we care about it?" [How are human-made infrastructure lifelines affected by earthquakes?] part of Imaging Active Tectonics
This unit initiates a discussion about the importance of recognizing faults in relation to modern societal infrastructure. Students consider the types of infrastructure necessary to support a modern lifestyle, ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Environmental Geology, Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Seismology, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Large-Scale Development, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Floods/Fluvial Processes, Engineering, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Earthquakes, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Collection Source: GETSI
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GETSI Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the GETSI curricular materials development process.
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