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 Plate Tectonics - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/ A hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS. Requires Shockwave plug-in |
 Guide to Selected Websites for Earthquake Education - http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/Reference_Services/earthquakeEducation.asp The guide is organized according to education level as well as general subject interest. |
 Seismic Waves - http://www.matter.org.uk/schools/Content/Seismology/index.html Educational course published by the Matter Initiative for Schools at the University of Liverpool. Includes Java applet animations for visualizing how P waves and S waves are recorded on seismometers, how waves travel through solids and liquids, measuring the Earth's core, and calulating an earthquake's epicenter. |
 U.S. Geological Survey - Learning and Education - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/students.php Portal to educational resources for students in Elementary, Middle, High School, and College. |
 Geophysics Teaching Demonstrations - http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/faculty/barker/demos.html Classroom demonstrations of geophysical principles applicable to the properties and processes of the Earth's interior. Includes seismic waves, earthquake location, density of the earth and the magnetic field. |
 Alan L. Jones - Research Scientist, Purdue University - http://www.geol.binghamton.edu/faculty/jones/ Educational site which offers downloads of the Windows software Seismic/Eruption and Seismic Waves, used for visualization of seismicity, volcanic activity, and wave propagation. |
 Earthquakes Theme - http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/earthquakes.htm Web resources and student activity sheets for online study of earthquakes. |
 UPSeis - http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/ Educational website from Michigan Technological University presenting the science of seismology and earthquakes. Developed as part of a high school class program studying seismometer recordings. |
 Nevada K-12 Educational Seismic Network - http://www.seismo.unr.edu/k12network/ Establishes real-time seismograph stations in Nevada schools' science classrooms. Includes a map of installed stations and a list of participating schools. |
 High School and Undergraduate Seismicity - http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/ Space technology is used to observe and measure tectonic motion of the Earth's surface. From NASA. |
 Earthquake Learning Activities and Lesson Plans - http://www.jclahr.com/science/psn/index.html Information and links, including instructions for building a table-top seismology demonstration and a model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction from a shoe box as well as other exercises for students. |
 SpiNET - http://www.scieds.com/spinet/ Maintains a network of participating middle schools, high schools and universities reporting real-time recordings from educational seismology stations using AS-1 table top seismometers. |
 Faultline: Seismic Science at the Epicenter - http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/index.html Seismic science teaching resources from the Exploratorium. |
 iNFO-EQ - http://www.infoeq.it/ Resources, technology, ideas and suggested solutions on how build a seismic station to record earthquakes and build seismic sensors generally. |