Description
Dynamics of Intra-plate Earthquake Project - Columbia, Missouri July 12-20, 2011
Sponsored by: National Science Foundation/International Science and Engineering Division, University of Missouri, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), UNAVCO
Presenters (for July 13 & 14):
Lloyd Barrow - BarrowL at missouri.edu
Michael Hubenthal, IRIS Consortium (hubenth at iris.edu)
Shelley Olds - UNAVCO (olds at unavco.org)
Workshop Agenda and Associated Resources
July 13 (Wednesday) Focus: Plate Tectonics
Student conceptions about earthquakes
Reference List
History and theory of plate tectonics
Presentation
Human Divergent Boundary Activity
Using visualization tools to explore data about earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate motion relationships
Primary URL - http://www.unavco.org/cws/modules/regionalplatemotion_voyagerjr
1) Student Worksheet & Computer Instructions (v: May 2011)
2) Instructor Presentation (v: May 2011)
Seismic monitor and exploring East Africa seismicity
Primary URL - http://www.iris.edu/hq/resource/african_mystery
IRIS Earthquake Browser (IEB)
Full description of the activity (.pdf version - 4 MB) (.doc version - 4.3MB)
Introduction to reading GPS time plots and how GPS works
Primary URL - http://www.unavco.org/cws/modules/readingGPStimeseries/
1) Student Worksheet Reading Time Series Plots (v. May 2011)
2) Reading Time Series Plots Reference Key
3) Teacher Guide and Answer Key (v. May 2011)
4) Introduction to Reading GPS Time Series Plots (v. May 2011)
Investigating plate motions and deformations in California using GPS times series data
Primary URL - http://www.unavco.org/cws/modules/GPStimeseriesCA/
1) Student Worksheet and Computer Instructions (v: May 2011)
2) Teacher Guide w/ Answer Key (v: May 2011)
3) Instructor Presentation (v: May 2011)
July 14 (Thursday) Focus: Earthquakes
Models of plate movements
Foam and Paper Fault Models
GSA Paper Models used in workshop (7MB)
Paper EQ model from Geoblox.com
Earthquake machine/stored energy
Primary URL(s) - Activity 1 & Activity 2
Animations to support activities
Presentation (w/ annimations/video) used in the workshop (.zip folder - 14.1MB)
Seismic waves
Primary URL - http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/edumod/slinky/slinky.htm
Presentation (w/ annimations/video) used in the workshop (.zip folder - 140.9MB)
Model of Magnitude scale
History of the seismograph and recording seismic waves
Primary URL - http://bcespcurriculum.wordpress.com/exercise-1-build-your-own-seismograph/
Presentation used in the workshop (.pptx - 2MB)
Background information on the Early History of the Seismograph
Locating an earthquake with seismic data
Primary URL - Traditional S-P Method
Bisector Method used in workshop
1) Presentation (.pptx - 1MB)
2) Map (.pdf - 1MB)
3) Seismic Data (.pdf - 1MB)
Comparing magnitude vs intensity
Primary URL - http://www.iris.edu/hq/resource/magnitude_intensity
Requesting USB accelerometers from Quake Catcher's Network and free software
July 15 (Friday) Focus: Plate boundary and intra-plate earthquakes
Episodic tremor and slip in the Pacific Northwest
Primary URL - http://www.unavco.org/cws/modules/ETS_pacificnorthwest/
1) Student Worksheet for Episodic Tremor and Slip (v. Mar 2011)
2) Answer Key to Student Worksheet Episodic Tremor and Slip (v. Mar 2011)
3) Episodic Tremor and Slip Presentation for Students (v. Mar 2011)
4) Interactive Tremor Map
Integrating the earthquake catalog
Primary URL - http://www.iris.edu/hq/resource/explore_rates_of_earthquake_occurance
New Science is Changing our View of Earthquake Hazards and Predictability in the New Madrid Seismiz Zone
Presentation used in the workshop (.ppt - 33.8MB)
Modeling intraplate earthquakes with booby-trap
Primary URL - http://www.iris.edu/hq/resource/booby_trap
What’s happening here?
Other Stuff Discussed During the Workshop
ESPRIT Listserve Subscription Form
http://geoblox.com/
Participant Resource sharing via google Docs
