Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
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The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a grassroots, community-based effort involving teachers, students, and scientists working together to create a library of educational resources and services to support Earth system science education. DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing access to high-quality collections of educational resources; access to Earth data sets and imagery; support services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources; and communication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education.
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A Model of Three Faults
In this activity, students study three types of faults; normal faults, thrust faults, and strike-slip faults, and the types of tectonic plate movements associated with each. They will build models of each type and then answer questions by manipulating the models. Background information, a materials list and instructions, and extension activities are included. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
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Lesson Plan for Mapping
This USGS site contains three different online mapping lesson plans. Each lesson is geared for a specific grade level. (K-3, 5-8, and 7-12) To find these lessons scroll down to the geography section of the page. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Middle school, Intermediate elementary, High school, Informal education
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Antarctica Ice Sheet Paper Model
The following documents are three-dimensional, cut-and-paste paper models and computer animations illustrating geologic processes and other geologic phenomena. For example, there is a paper model of the Antarctic ice sheet that helps students learn the evolution of the Antarctic ice sheet. Educational levels: General public, Middle school, Intermediate elementary, Informal education
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Liquid Sand
In this activity, students use a balloon filled with sand and water to explore the effects of shaking on wet, sandy soils, as might occur during an earthquake. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
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Normal Faults and Their Hanging-Wall Deformation - Martha Oliver
This document reports the results of an experiment which used clay models to study the effects of fault shape and displacement distribution on deformation patterns in the hanging wall of a master normal fault. Educational levels: Undergraduate upper division, High school, Graduate or professional
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Effects of Earthquakes
In this lesson, students will use online resources to answer questions about the effects of earthquakes, particularly the 1989 magnitude 5.6 earthquake that struck Newcastle, Australia. They will learn about the scales used to measure earthquake energy and shaking intensity, the logarithmic nature of the Richter Scale, the link between damage and earthquake magnitude, and other factors. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
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Richter's Earth-Shaking Quakes
In this activity, students calculate the Richter magnitude of an earthquake by making measurements of amplitude and time difference for three seismograms. Educational levels: High school, Undergraduate lower division
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