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    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.

    Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Field Activity
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Student-centered Experiments on Earthquake Occurrence Using the Seismic/Eruption Program part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
    Jeffrey Barker, SUNY at Binghamton
    Students select their own region of interest and interrogate the earthquake catalog to obtain quantitative data on the rate of occurrence of earthquakes of various magnitudes within their chosen region.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    VEPP: GPS data, vectors and volcano monitoring: an exercise for introductory geology students based on VEPP data part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Volcano Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o:Examples
    Martha House, Pasadena City College
    Brief three-line description of the activity or assignment and its strengths (you will have an opportunity to expand on this description later in the form): This exercise is designed to investigate continuous GPS ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    VEPP: Using volcano deformation data for lava flow hazard assessment and decision making, Part I: what do the instruments measure? part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Volcano Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o:Examples
    PRAJUKTI Bhattacharyya, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
    This is an exercise that is in development and has not yet been fully tested in the classroom. Please check back regularly for updates and changes. Brief three-line description of the activity or assignment and ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    VEPP: Volcano Monitoring and Interpretation of Real-Time Data: A Project for Non-Science Majors part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Volcano Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o:Examples
    Michael Johnson, Monroe Community College
    This is an exercise that is in development and has not yet been fully tested in the classroom. Please check back regularly for updates and changes. An ongoing project for small class size comprised of non-science ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities
    Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review