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Metzger, Ellen Pletcher – Journal of Geoscience Education, 1995
Introduces a package of six interrelated units on plate tectonics and earthquakes. The Seismic Sleuths curriculum contains hands-on activities integrating math, earth science, and social studies. Units cover personal experience as well as the science of earthquakes while students also construct buildings to study earthquake resistance. One…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics

Barker, Marianne – Science Scope, 2000
Describes a three-week activity unit on earthquakes that addresses the National Science Education Standards. Includes mantle convection, crust, plate tectonics, and faults concepts. (YDS)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Hands on Science