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    College Upper (15-16)
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    Geoscience > Geology > Geophysics
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    Earth Exploration Toolbook

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    Investigating Earthquakes with ArcExplorer GIS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating Earthquakes 2
    Carla McAuliffe, TERC
    DATA: Recent and Historical Earthquake Data. TOOL: ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education GIS. SUMMARY: Explore earthquake data and import them into a Geographic Information System (GIS). Analyze the data to predict where the next big earthquake will occur.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Computer Applications
    Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Seismology, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Looking into Earth with GIS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Seismic Wave Velocity
    Carla McAuliffe, TERC; David Smith, GLOBE; Marianne Weingroff, NCAR/UCAR
    DATA: Seismic Wave Model Output. TOOLS: My World GIS, Microsoft Excel. SUMMARY: Examine seismic wave data in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Analyze wave velocities to infer the depth of the crust-mantle boundary.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), College Upper (15-16)
    Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Tools, Computer Applications
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geophysics and Structural Geology, Modeling Structural Processes, Structural Visualizations, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Investigating Earthquakes with ArcVoyager GIS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating Earthquakes
    Carla McAuliffe, TERC; David Smith, GLOBE; Joseph Kerski
    DATA: Recent and Historical Earthquake Data TOOL: ArcVoyager Special Edition GIS - Explore earthquake data and import them into a Geographic Information System (GIS). Analyze the data to predict where the next big earthquake will occur.

    Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Datasets with Tools, Tools, Datasets, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics