Earth Sciences: Geophysics: Earthquakes: Education

AZPEPP is a program to put state-of-the-art seismometers into Arizona's high schools and use the recordings of earthquakes as an aid for teaching Earth Science and Physics.

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.

Web resources and student activity sheets for online study of earthquakes.

Space technology is used to observe and measure tectonic motion of the Earth's surface. From NASA.

Resources, technology, ideas and suggested solutions on how build a seismic station to record earthquakes and build seismic sensors generally.

A hands-on exercise about plate tectonics and earthquakes from PBS. Requires Shockwave plug-in

PEPP was established as a way to build a network of seismic recording stations in high schools across the United States and to enrich secondary school science education.

Annotated web directory on earthquakes, tectonics, and related topics, for educators at all levels.

An interactive exercise which demonstrates how seismologists pinpoint the epicenter of an earthquake using seismic waves.

Seismic science teaching resources from the Exploratorium.