This website, sponsored by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has provided a lot excellent earthquake resources for students and teachers.
The website provides latest earthquakes, animations, history, pictures, facts, and more about earthquakes. This is especially important knowledge for students who live in earthquake prone regions of the country and the world.
Here is a brief overview of each part of the website:
Latest Earthquakes - provides detailed information on the latest earthquakes anywhere in the world for the last 7 days.
Today in Earthquake History - provides information on important earthquake events that occurred on the current date.
Become an Earthquake Scientist- provide information on what steps someone who is interested in the field can become a geology scientist.
Ask a Geologist - provides the opportunity to ask specific questions about earthquakes. Will not answer homework or test questions.
Learning Links and Activities - provides links to a host of websites, along with recommended activities to develop a better understanding of earthquakes.
Science Fair Projects- provides excellent ideas for science fair projects concerning earthquakes.
Cool Earthquake Facts - provides 38 different facts ranging from the largest earthquake ever recorded to the origin of the San Andreas Fault.
The Science of Earthquakes - provides information on what causes earthquakes and more.
Animations - provides excellent animations of all the different types of earthquakes which occur around the world.
Earthquake Pictures - provides historical pictures of some of the well known earthquakes.
Earthquake ABC - provides pictures that children drew about different earthquake facts or events.
Puzzles and Games - provides the opportunity for kids to answer questions, calculate earthquake magnitudes, complete crossword puzzles, and more.
The Earthquakes for Kids website is an excellent resource for kids, teachers, and home school parents.
Additional science teaching and learning resources can be found by visiting Science Education Resources.
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