Educational Materials
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Grade Level
Quantitative Skills
- Algebra 25 matches
- Arithmetic/Computation 18 matches
- Differential Equations and Integrals 3 matches
- Estimation 7 matches
- Gathering Data 6 matches
- Geometry and Trigonometry 13 matches
- Graphs 36 matches
- Logarithms/Exponential Functions 5 matches
- Models and Modeling 14 matches
- Probability and Statistics 21 matches
- Problem Solving 25 matches
- Units and Unit Conversions 4 matches
- Vectors and Matrices 21 matches
- Spreadsheets 22 matches
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data
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Getting started with Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry
Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry method uses overlapping images to create a 3D point cloud of an object or landscape. It can be applied to everything from fault scarps to landslides to topography. This ...
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Field Activity
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:Structure from Motion
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Episodic tremor and slip: The Case of the Mystery Earthquakes | Lessons on Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes in western Washington and Oregon are to be expected—the region lies in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Offshore, the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate subducts under the North American plate, from northern California to British Columbia. The region, however, also experiences exotic seismicity— Episodic Tremor and Slip (ETS).In this lesson, your students study seismic and GPS data from the region to recognize a pattern in which unusual tremors--with no surface earthquakes--coincide with jumps of GPS stations. This is ETS. Students model ductile and brittle behavior of the crust with lasagna noodles to understand how properties of materials depend on physical conditions. Finally, they assemble their knowledge of the data and models into an understanding of ETS in subduction zones and its relevance to the millions of residents in Cascadia.
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Activities
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Vectors and Matrices, Arithmetic/Computation, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Seismic, Geophysics GPS/GNSS, Seismic
Collection Source: EarthScope
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Unit 2: Kilauea Hawai'i - Monday Morning Meeting at the USGS Hawai'i Volcano Observatory
How do volcanologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitor volcanoes? In a jigsaw format, students first work in teams to learn one of the four volcano monitoring data sets (GPS, Tilt, Seismic and InSAR) and ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Seismic, Tiltmeters/strainmeters, Geophysics GPS/GNSS, InSAR, Seismic, Tiltmeter/strainmeter
Collection Source: GETSI
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Pinpointing Location with GPS Demonstration: How GPS Works (Part 2)
Using string, bubble gum, and a model of a GPS station, demonstrate how GPS work to pinpoint a location on Earth.Precisely knowing a location on Earth is useful because our Earth's surface is constantly changing from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tectonic plate motion, landslides, and more. Thus, scientists can use positions determined with GPS to study all these Earth processes.
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Outreach Activity, Activities
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Models and Modeling
Collection Source: EarthScope
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Unit 1: Collecting GPS Data
GPS data can measure vertical and horizontal bedrock motion caused by a variety of geologic processes, such as plate movement and the changing amount of water and ice on Earth's surface. In this unit, students ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Algebra, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Vectors and Matrices, Problem Solving:Equations, Spreadsheets, Geometry and Trigonometry:Triangles, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 2: Monitoring surface and groundwater supply in central and western US
In Unit 2, students learn how the techniques for water budgeting (covered in Unit 1) can be used to monitor both groundwater (High Plains Aquifer) and surface water (western mountain watershed) systems. Students ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Algebra, Units and Unit Conversions, Problem Solving:Equations, Spreadsheets, Geometry and Trigonometry:Cubes and Rectangular Solids, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS, Gravity
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 2: Examining the Distribution of Mass Wasting Events
What factors contribute to the distribution patterns of mass wasting events? In this unit, students will use a frequency-ratio method, one of the most common quantitative methods used in the statistical analysis of ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Quantitative Skills: Algebra, Models and Modeling, Probability and Statistics:Correlation, Problem Solving:Equations, Logarithms/Exponential Functions:Logarithms
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data:Lidar
Collection Source: GETSI
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Unit 2: Earthquakes, GPS, and Plate Movement
GPS data can measure bedrock motion in response to deformation of the ground near plate boundaries because of plate tectonics. In this module, students will learn how to read GPS data to interpret how the bedrock ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Algebra, Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Vectors and Matrices, Problem Solving:Equations, Spreadsheets, Geometry and Trigonometry:Triangles, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI
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Converging Tectonic Plates Demonstration
During this demo, participants use springs and a map of the Pacific Northwest with GPS vectors to investigate the stresses and surface expression of subduction zones, specifically the Juan de Fuca plate diving beneath the North American plate.
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Outreach Activity, Activities
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Quantitative Skills: Models and Modeling
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
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Unit 3: Glaciers, GPS, and Sea Level Rise
GPS data can measure bedrock elevation change in response to the changing mass of glaciers. In this module, students will learn how to read GPS data to interpret how the mass of glaciers in Alaska and Greenland is ...
Resource Type: Activities, Course Module
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Quantitative Skills: Probability and Statistics:Data Trends, Units and Unit Conversions, Problem Solving, Arithmetic/Computation, Spreadsheets, Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: GETSI
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