Free resources for teachable moments that help teachers teach about earthquakes

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Free resources for Teachable Moments that help teachers teach about earthquakes

A university consortium of more than 125 member institutions makes free resources available to help K-12 teachers teach earthquakes as they happen.

Teachable Moments resources provide documentation, images, animations, data, and explanations behind seismology designed to engage students “in scientific research and [to] offers an important connection to real-life events,” according to Tami Bravo, an outreach educator for the Seismology Research Institutions Incorporated.

According to IRIS: “Each of the Teachable Moments lessons consists of a downloadable and editable PowerPoint presentation, available in Spanish and English and is related to a specific earthquake. Lessons include interpreted information on the USGS earthquake, regional tectonic maps and tectonic maps. Summaries and animations of the concept, seismic diagrams, images of damage and other information and risks of the event.” PDF files are also available.

Data is generated within hours of an earthquake and made available in a classroom-ready format that can also be customized. Resources can be accessed freely here.

About the author

David Nagel is managing editor of 1105 Media’s Education Technology Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal and STEAM Universe. Nagel, a publishing veteran of 29 years, has led or contributed to dozens of technical, art and business publications.

It can be accessed at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter at @THEDavidNagel (K-12) or CampusTechDave (Higher Education).

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