Recent Earthquakes Teachable Moments—What are they?

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 This video describes IRIS's Recent Earthquakes Teachable Moments. These are PowerPoint presentations that capture that unplanned opportunity to bring knowledge, insight, and critical thinking to the classroom following a newsworthy earthquake.

Click here to go to the Teachable Moments page:  https://www.iris.edu/hq/retm/

Keypoints:

Each IRIS Teachable Moment:

  • Is a 5-15 slide PowerPoint presentation that 
  • Contains interpreted USGS regional tectonic maps and summaries, computer animations, seismograms, AP photos, and other event-specific information 
  • Generated within hours of the event!
  • Prepared by seismologists and educators! 
  • A classroom-ready product that can be customized!
  • Is pushed to you through notifications when new products are ready!

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