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Anatomy of a Tsunami

Anatomy of a Tsunami

Using visual models and other graphics, this interactive activity from NOVA Online reveals details of the December 26, 2004 tsunami that collided with coasts around the Indian Ocean.

6-12

Interactive

Anatomy of a Volcano

Anatomy of a Volcano

In this interactive activity from NOVA Online, explore the main features of the Nyiragongo volcano, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and learn what risks it poses to the 500,000 people who live in its shadow.

6-12

Interactive

Build an Island

Build an Island

This interactive resource from NOVA Online shows how an atoll is formed from a volcanic island and describes the role coral reefs play in this process.

6-12

Interactive

Explore Alaska's Volcanoes

Explore Alaska's Volcanoes

In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Alaska, explore four of Alaska's many volcanoes using photographs, computer simulations, and three kinds of satellite images. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Exploring the Arctic Seafloor

Exploring the Arctic Seafloor

In this interactive activity adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn what some of the first imagery ever shot on the Arctic Ocean seabed tells us about life in extreme environments.

6-12

Interactive

Forecasting Volcanic Eruptions

Forecasting Volcanic Eruptions

This media-rich essay from NOVA Online describes the challenges of forecasting volcanic eruptions and includes information about specific cases.

9-12

Interactive

How Caves Form

How Caves Form

This interactive activity from NOVA Online shows four different ways in which caves are formed: by rainwater, waves, lava, and bacteria.

3-12

Interactive

Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker

Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker

This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site helps you visualize different types of plate tectonic activity and shows the impact this activity has on Earth's surface. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Mount St. Helens: Before and After

Mount St. Helens: Before and After

This multimedia resource produced for Teachers' Domain chronicles the 1980 volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Featured are still images of the devastation, video of the eruption plume, and before-and-after satellite images of the affected region. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Once and Future Tsunamis

Once and Future Tsunamis

In this interactive world map from NOVA Online explore nine key tsunamis dating from 3.5 billion years ago and discover what experts have learned from studying them.

6-12

Interactive

Seismic Signals

Seismic Signals

In this interactive activity from NOVA Online, you can see the four primary types of earthquakes produced by volcanoes and the signals each produces on a seismometer.

6-12

Interactive

Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries

Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries

This interactive activity adapted from NASA features world maps that identify different sections of the Earth's crust called tectonic plates. The locations of different types of plate boundaries are also identified, including convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain shows the relationship between tectonic boundaries and the locations of earthquake events and volcanoes around the world. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Virtual Lava Tube

Virtual Lava Tube

This interactive resource adapted from The Virtual Lava Tube by Dave Bunnell, presents images of different features found in lava tube caves and includes detailed information on how these features are formed and where they occur. OER Level

3-12

Interactive

Volcanic Eruptions and Hazards

Volcanic Eruptions and Hazards

This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service illustrates the difference between explosive and effusive volcanic eruptions as well as the hazards that can result, including lahars, tsunamis, and lava flows. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Volcanic Features

Volcanic Features

This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service illustrates the variety of landforms and features created by volcanoes. Featured are calderas, craters, fumaroles and other geothermal features, igneous rocks, lava flows, lava tubes, and maars. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

Volcanism

Volcanism

Volcanoes are one of the most dynamic, powerful, and visible forces on Earth. This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service uses images to describe different types and parts of volcanoes, volcanic rocks, magma, and where volcanoes form. OER Level

6-12

Interactive

What Killed the Dinosaurs?

What Killed the Dinosaurs?

This Evolution Web feature uses animations to explore how evidence can support a variety of hypotheses surrounding the mystery behind the extinction of the dinosaurs.

3-12

Interactive

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