Educational Materials
Resource Type
Quantitative Skills
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data
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Measure a Changing Volcano
This hands-on demonstration illustrates how GPS can be used to measure the inflation and deflation of a volcano. Volcanoes may inflate when magma rises closer to the surface and deflate when the pressure dissipates or after an eruption.
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Grade Level: General Public, Informal, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Quantitative Skills: Gathering Data
Collection Source: ANGLE, EarthScope
Field Trip Guide: The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami--Consequences of Living on the Leading Edge in Alaska
This is a guide to a field trip that visits sites in Anchorage, Girdwood, and Whittier Alaska. The focus of the trip is the understand the science and societal impacts of the 1964 Alaska Mag 9.2 earthquake as well as the ongoing EarthScope research on geohazards to help us better plan for future events. Participants practice a tsunami evacuation walk as way to foster discussion of preparedness actions and challenges.
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations, Lecture
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Informal, General Public
Quantitative Skills: Graphs
EarthScope Geophysics Data: Geophysics Data: Data:GPS/GNSS, Geophysics GPS/GNSS
Collection Source: ANGLE