Explains what a natural disaster is and provides a list of every type along with a short description of each.

A learning module that begins with "Plate Tectonics: Moving and Shaking," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...

View 21 panoramic photos from the National Archives collection that feature images of natural disaster sites, major construction projects, military units, and the like.

jAmaSeis facilitates the study of seismological concepts in middle school through introductory undergraduate classrooms. Users can obtain and display seismic data in real-time from either a local instrument or from remote stations.

A demo of how can we model seismic waves in the classroom. [8:27]

This video lecture and accompanying exercises allow students to define a DHI and how to identify them, describe how seismic data are used to determine reservoir rock and fluid properties, and list the processing and modeling steps used...

A complete lesson on seismic reflection. A video, slide presentation, and practice with solutions are included.

Using a technique called seismic tomography, scientists decoded the information contained in seismograms' squiggles to develop this image of an individual slice through the deep Earth.

Discover the P-wave Shadow Zone and how it can be used to determine the diameter of Earth's outer core.

An overview of the basic components of a seismometer and physical science principles behind its operation.

Students examine images of faults and folds, then experiment with two models to collect evidence to determine how the structures formed.

Come and learn how to begin to help parents and educators address the aftermath of a natural disaster with children through reading and books. This site features a list of titles to begin this journey of healing.

How do you talk to your children about world natural disasters? This article takes a look at this important topic in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster. Come and learn how to help your students.

Go on a geologic adventure in this interactive, online trail guide to the Wallace Creek site on the San Andreas Fault.

Emergency drills (fire drills especially) can be terrifying for preschoolers. It's loud, interruptive, and there can be kids everywhere! This site includes examples of read-aloud books and drill routine posters you can adapt to your...

From entertainment devices to lifesaving medical technologies, Latino inventors have advanced humankind through their contributions. Latino inventors have created revolutionary devices that have transformed our everyday world - and often...

The World Series -- or Fall Classic -- annually pits the pennant winners of the American and National leagues in a best-of-seven series for the Major League Baseball championship.

Content includes background information, are you at risk, and details about what happens before, during, and after a tsunami.

Explore the science behind the "extremes" in our world. Organized into sections on earth science, the animal kingdom, technology, and space science, this site opens your eyes to giant creatures, amazing technological advances, vast...

In this video adapted from KUAC-TV and the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, learn how tectonic plate movement is responsible for building mountains, such as the Wrangell and St. Elias Mountains. 2m 16s

Here's a project for studying compression waves in different soil types. It uses a homemade wave tank for solids, with a frequency generator, amplifier, and loudspeaker as the vibration source. There are lots of interesting possibilities...

In this unit you can learn about the deformation of rocks, magmatism, plutonism and seismic waves. It has 16 interactive activities.

Build an instrument for measuring movement to learn about how scientists measure the Earth's movement with a seismometer.

This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...