Resources for Kindergarten and Elementary School
Students and Teachers

NEW! Shake, Rattle, and Roll - Earthquakes NEW!
Complete ready to use earthquake lesson which meets Arkansas curriculum standards
Download quakelsn.pdf (576k) or quakelsn.zip ( 438k)

Virtual Field Trips

• Calaveras Fault
  Walking tour of the Calaveras fault in Hollister, California
• Hayward Fault
  Walking tour of the Hayward fault
• Kentucky River Fault Zone
  Tour of Kentucky River Fault
• New Madrid Fault Zone
  Tour of the New Madrid Fault - coming soon!

• Geologylink
  Other Geology Related Field Trips

Activities

• Coloring Books and Pages
  FEMA / American Red Cross publication
• Earthquake Learning Plan
  fourth grade Science Conceptual Learning Plan
• "Earthquakes-The Rolling Earth"
  Online slide-style lesson on earthquakes with color diagrams and photographs
• Earth Science Lessons
  Additional lessons on plates, tectonics, volcanoes, rocks, and minerals.
• Earth Science Teacher's Materials
  8.5" X 11" Mineral Resources map of Arkansas, a 12-pack or 2-pack set of Arkansas rocks and minerals, and much more - free for the asking!
• Geomorphic Hazards - Earthquakes
  Simple lesson plan from Townsville Grammar School
• Listen to Earthquakes
• Locating Earthquake Epicenters
• Musical Plates
  Online activity about plate tectonics
• OOBLECK
  How to make and use a substance with properties similar to Earth's mantle
• School Curriculum
  Three activities and a simulation from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
• Working Together
  Earthquake survival game lesson plan

Seismology Resources for Teachers

• Seismology Resources for Teachers - The Seismological Society of America
  Books, papers, pamphlets, maps, slides, videos, software, databases, seismographs

• Rockhounding Arkansas
  An excellent resource on Arkansas geology with lots of information for scouts abd young students

Training for Teachers and Schools

• Tuition Free FEMA Courses for school personnel responsible for courses on earthquake science and the safety of students and facilities before, during, and after an earthquake
• Earthquakes and Seismometers: A Way to Enhance Earth Science Teaching
• Multihazard Safety Program for Schools Train-The-Trainer
• Seismic Sleuths: A Teacher's Package on Earthquakes for Grades 7-12 Train-The-Trainer

If you were unable to find the material or answers you were searching for, please email us and we will attempt to locate the material for you. You may also visit our center on the campus of UALR and browse our extensive collection of books, slides, and videotapes. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

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