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Seismology with smart phones and Raspberry Shake geophone systems part of Cutting Edge:Enhance Your Teaching:Teaching with Online Field Experiences:Activities
Robert Stewart, University of Houston-University Park
This activity introduces students to the concept of vibration recording and the monitoring of seismic shaking. The basic concept is to use motion-sensing devices to understand the character of vibrations and ...
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
A Kinesthetic Demonstration for Locating Earthquake Epicenters part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
John Keyantash, California State University-Dominguez Hills
A kinesthetic activity for students to understand the technique for locating the epicenter of an earthquake. It is performed indoors and outdoors in three lessons.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Field Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
Walking Field Trip to the San Andreas Fault part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Fred Winkler, CSUSB
Due to our University's unique location approximately one mile from the nearest trace of the San Andreas Fault, we are able to take students on a walking field trip to the San Andreas. On the trip we set the ...
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field trip
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review
American Museum of Natural History - Field Trip Assignment part of Urban Geology:Activities
Eryn Klosko, SUNY Westchester Community College
Self-guided field trip assignment to AMNH (largely based on the museum's teacher's guide for high school students)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Natural causes