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    Investigating Earthquakes: GIS Mapping and Analysis (College Level) part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
    Brian Welch, Saint Olaf College
    This is a college-level adaptation of a chapter from the Earth Exploration Toolbook. The students download global quake data over a time range and use GIS to interpret the tectonic context. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Activities, Computer Applications
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity
    Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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    Waves Through Earth: Interactive Online Mac and PC part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Mathematical and Statistical Models:Mathematical and Statistical Models Examples
    JAVA Applet and activity provided by Visual Entities. Starting Point page organized by R.M. MacKay.
    Students vary the seismic P and S wave velocity through each of four concentric regions of Earth and match "data" for travel times vs. angular distance around Earth's surface from the source to ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
    Subject: Physics:Oscillations & Waves:Wave Motion, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    Looking into Earth with GIS (College Level) part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with GIS:Examples
    Brian Welch, Saint Olaf College
    College-level adaptation of the Earth Exploration Toolbook chapter. Students work with a free GIS program, ArcVoyager SE, to explore earthquake data and plate tectonics. -

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geophysics and Structural Geology, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics
    Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

    ConcepTest: P Wave Arrival part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
    Examine the seismogram below that shows a 26-minute long record of the seismic waves from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as it was received by a seismograph station in Germany, over 14,000 km away. Which letter ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:ConcepTests
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics

    Question of the Day: Writing an Abstract part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Interactive Lectures:Question of the Day
    The purpose of this activity is to help you identify key components of a science paper, and clarify the purpose and content of an abstract. A good abstract is just a brief description of the contents of a paper. ...

    Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
    Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity
    Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology