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Seismic Resources on the World Wide Web
Part 2
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The goal of the MAEC is to address mitigation of earthquake effects
in the central and eastern U.S.
Offered by the Georgia Institute of Technology
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department and CEISMC.
June 22-25, 1998
Contents of Part 1
Photos of Earthquake Damage
Links to Godden Structural Engineering Slide Library, V. V. Bertero: Introduction to Earthquake Engineering, The Structures of Leonhardt, Andrä and Partners,
Steinbrugge Collection, and EQIIS Image Database.
The Karl V. Steinbrugge slide and photo collection on world earthquakes and earthquake
engineering contains nearly 6000 slides and 10,000 photographs from earthquakes worldwide.
A listing of the contents of the Steinbrugge photograph albums. Earthquakes are listed alphabetically by location, with date and volume number. The images may be freely copied and used if proper credit is given. The images average one megabyte in size and are in jpeg format. When used in publication, the images should be credited as "Karl V. Steinbrugge Collection, Earthquake Engineering Research Center."
Type in name of earthquake, keyword, structure name, photographer, and retrieve images. Or, click on arrow by bottom line in the form labelled "Next Action" to: select earthquake (which will take you to a listing of earthquakes by place and date, and number of images), select subject (long alphabetical list available, including earthquake lights), or select structure (names of buildings, dams, bridges, etc.). Click on the "Submit" button to get listing of available information.
Send an electronic postcard of earthquake damage, tsunami, volcanoes, or landslides via e-mail and the WWW.
Images and descriptive information of the earthquake. Includes seismogram (with comparison
to that of the Loma Prieta earthquake), eyewitness accounts, casualty and damage information,
answers to frequently asked questions. A great site.
The Association of Bay Area Governments page offers information in tabular form on earthquake hazards related to housing, mitigation, a quiz to test your earthquake sense, an earthquake crossword puzzle that your students might enjoy, and a multimedia CD-ROM, On Shaky Ground, that you can order.
Also has links to other California earthquake sites.
A page with twelve images of the damage caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake. Click on the image to obtain more information.
Quake of '89
http://www.kron.com/specials/89quake/picturepages/
Epicenter maps, seismograms (comparing 1906 and 1989 quakes in the San Francisco area), eyewittness accounts, newspaper clippings, chronology, engineering and scientific reports, police and fire reports, and photographs. Also includes almanac of earthquake records in SF back to 1760's.
Rupture models, movies, news interview. Requires quicktime movie viewer software installed.
Pictures from Kobe City, maps, seismogram, news reports.
Information on earthquake effects, including a color map of the Kobe,
Japan region with photos and other illustrations.
More on Kobe
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/updates/louie/kobe/kobe.html
This site contains links to images of the Kobe earthquake, magazine articles
and other sites with information on the Kobe earthquake.
Information on seismic engineering codes in Japan, damages, and links to images.
Princeton Earth Physics Project (PEPP)
PEPP, which is sponsoring this workshop, is building a network of seismic recording stations
in high schools across the U.S. This site contains information on recent earthquakes,
curriculum projects for use on Macintosh computers, newsletter, bibliographies, and links to
earthquake resources.
Arizona PEPP
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/K-12/azpepp/
Information on seismometers and earthquake curriculum development projects.
Teacher Resources and links to education-related sites
A student activity which involves printing out maps, and plotting the locations of earthquakes, and then comparing with a map of tectonic plate boundaries.
Virtual Earthquake
http://vflylab.calstatela.edu/edesktop/VirtApps/VirtualEarthQuake/VQuakeIntro.html
Your students can become certified as a "Virtual Seismologist" by learning how earthquake epicenters and Richter magnitudes are determined using this interactive computer program.
You will go through all of the steps of locating epicenters and determining magnitudes, beginning with a study of seismograms. Print out your own personalized "virtual seismologist" certificate if you
correctly complete the program.
Covers earthquakes, volcanoes, stars and planets, light, satellites, etc. Includes a lesson plan template. Lesson 16 is "Big Trouble in Earthquake Country" for grades 9-12. Using online earthquake hazard maps, students assess hazards to life and property associated with hypothetical earthquakes of various magnitudes. Includes teacher info and customized lesson for students in San Francisco Bay area and elsewhere. Includes satellite image of San Francisco Bay area. Students learn about earthquake preparedness. Takes about 3 one-hour classes to complete.
Publications, pamphlets, and internet resources are listed.
Extensive bibliography with list of books, maps, slides, videotapes, computer hardware and
software, information on seismographs, databases, world wide web resources, suggestions for
first-time users, and how to obtain materials.
Places to look for K-12 educational resources. Listing includes earthquake resources and other geoscience topics (weather, minerals, dinosaurs, museums, astronomy, etc.)
Earthquake Education
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/saso/Education/
Includes links to "Guide to Earthquake Literature", "Guide to Teachers Resources", plate tectonic map, and links to other web sites with useful earthquake information.
This Teacher's guide has basic material on plate tectonics, hot spots and mantle plumes, volcanic landforms, minerals, magma, and volcanic rocks with references, activities, and teaching suggestions.
Various educational resources (fact-sheets) and activities are presented. Sections on volcanoes, earth science, working with maps, etc.
Links to potentially useful resources for education.
Long list of stories, reports, and images on earthquakes, volcanoes, planetary science, climate, etc.
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This page created by Pamela J. W. Gore
Georgia Perimeter College
pgore@gpc.edu
Created June 12, 1996
Modified June 19, 1997
Last modified June 19, 1998
