Description
In the Spring of 2005, the IRIS Consortium's E&O program guest edited a special seismology themed issue of The Earth Scientist. The issue contained a number of original articles regarding seismological topics, the teaching of seismology in the classroom, as well as a special pullout poster showing a record section for the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake. The Earth Scientist is the journal of the National Earth Science Teachers Association.
Audience
Grades 5 to 12
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Contained in this issue (.pdf - 3.2Mb)
Inside this special issue:
| Title | Author |
| From the President |
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| From the Executive Advisor | |
| Guest Editor's Corner |
M. Hubenthal |
| The IRIS Consortium | D. Simpson |
| 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami | S. Stein & E. Okal |
| Tsunami Preparedness in the United States | R. Hanson & P. Whitmore |
| Seismic Wave Demonstrations Using the Slinky | L. Braile |
| Watch Earthquakes as They Occur | M. Hubenthal |
| Student-Centered Experiments with Earthquake Data | J. Barker |
| EarthScope | G. Levy & J. Taber |
| Using the Seismic Waves Program in Schools | A. Jones |
| IRIS Seismographs in Schools Program | G. Levy & J. Taber |
| Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Classroom Exercise |
D. Robison & S. Kluge |
