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Instructions to studentsView the different links for the headings. Make notes in the note taking form required on important items and reference each web page. If your computer asks to 'download' a new Flash or Quick Time player, consult with your IT teacher. After you read the link on the Seattle girl, think of what you would write if you experienced an earthquake. USGSView the latest USGS data as it is recorded at this site Near Real Time Earthquake List . Compare the Magnitude for each date. Find the geographic location of some of the earthquakes listed by clicking on the list link. Can you find a better way on the Web or on Television that gives some much information as it happens? Which provides the kind of information you need for research? More resourcesUSGS
National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology, Denver USGS Earthquake Hazards Program USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Northern California PBS - Savage Earth / EarthquakesWonderful PBS site presenting the volatility of the earth's crust and geological phenomena which occur as a result - excellent production. Go for the link to the Savage Earth section on Earthquakes.
Check the animations on Faults and Waves. Look at the Quick Time video of The
1989 Loma Prieta quake from a chopper. Advanced Research link CBS News - EarthquakesCBS Interactive - Understanding Earthquakes using Flash Player, many visual aspects of Earthquakes are presented. Compare the presentation content with the Savage Earth - what does each site contribute to your understanding that the other one did not? PBS News Hour Extra - EarthquakesSeattle Washington, 6.8, February 28, 2001 read a reflection by a student who survived Seattle in 2001. Strength of People, Gujarat, India, January 2001 find the causes of the damage - was it only due to the earthquakes or to human causes? Earthquake
in Turkey, 1999 Advanced Research link
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