Lesson Plans Earthquake Hazard Estimation (University of California - Cuff) Uses "earthquake hazard maps and other relevant geological information to assess hazards to life and property associated with hypothetical earthquakes of various magnitudes." 3-01 Earthquakes and Volcanoes (University of California - Coe and Merrick) Provides a lesson to study earthquakes and volcanoes. 3-01 Lists Earthquakes (CAG Enterprises) Provides information on earthquakes globally. Plate Tectonics Resources (Harris) Provides 20 sources of information. 3-01 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes (Bowerman) Provides over two dozen resources. Materials Tsunami Pictures and Drawings (WCATWC) Provides pictures and drawings illustrating the power of a tsunami, a giant wave generally caused by an underwater earthquake or similar massive disturbance. 4-00 Papers -Plate Tectonics (USGS) Provides a comprehensive description of plate movement, including examples. 2-01 Disasters - How to Keep Your Family Safe (American Red Cross) Describes how to plan for disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes. Disasters - How to Prepare for a Natural Disaster (Epicenter) Describes how to plan for a disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes. Earth in the Future - Pangea Ultima (NASA - Baum) Provides an explanation of plate tectonics and how the continents are expected to collide into one continent in the distant future. 9-00 Plate Tectonics (ThinkQuest) Provides well organized and indepth information on plate tectonics. Plate Tectonics - Animated Geological History (Berkeley) Displays how plates looked in the past. 1-00 Plate Tectonics - Himalayan Mountains (USGS) Provides a history of the collision of the plate carrying India with Asia, forming the Himalayan Mountains. Plate Tectonics - History of the Theory (Berkeley) Provides a detailed history. 1-00 Plate Tectonics - History of the Theory (Volcano World) Provides a very short history. 1-00 Plate Tectonics - History of the Theory, Alfred Wegener (Berkeley) Provides a biography of the man who is credited greatly for the theory of plate tectonics, as well as a history of the development of the theory. 1-00 Plate Tectonics - The Mechanism (Berkeley) Describes how plate tectonics operate and includes diagrams. 1-00 Plate Tectonics - The Mechanism (Volcano World) Describes and illustrates how plate tectonics operate. 1-00 Plate Tectonics - The Theory (U.S. Geological Survey) Provides graphics and explanations. Rather comprehensive. 1-00 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes (Louie) Provides graphics, photos, and explanations. Rather comprehensive. Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes (Wheeling Jesuit University) Provides a graphic of the world, including convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries. Plate Tectonics and Rock Sequences Provides a cross section of rocks that are similar across continents. Tsunami Events (NGDC) Provides a searchable database on where and when tsunami have occurred in the past, as well as how strong each was. 4-00 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics (ThinkQuest) Provides information on volcanoes, plate tectonics, and more. Projects Earth Science - Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics Provides exercises using real earthquake data to help understand both the moving plates and their relationship to earthquakes. Plate Movement Model (U.S. Geological Survey - Lahr) Provides instructions on building a model to show the movement of tectonic plates. 3-01

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