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    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

    Evidence for Plate Tectonics part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Evidence
    David Smith, GLOBE; Franklin Kao, Northwestern University; Missy Holzer, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
    DATA: Sea Floor Age, Volcano and Earthquake Distributions. TOOL: My World GIS. SUMMARY: Identify relationships among sea-floor age, earthquakes, and volcanoes to understand how they support the theory of plate tectonics.

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
    Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity, Jigsaw
    Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review