Abbott, Patrick L. Natural Disasters. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004. This textbook includes information on plate tectonics, seismology, earthquakes, and tsunami, among other natural disasters. It also includes case histories and historical perspectives.
Abbott, Patrick L. Natural Disasters. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. This textbook includes information on plate tectonics, seismology, earthquakes, and tsunami, among other natural disasters. It also includes case histories and historical perspectives.
Arms, Karen. Environmental Science. Orlando, FL: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006. This is an excellent textbook for use in an Environmental Science class. The teacher edition of this book includes great teaching tools such as discussions, debates, activities, and demonstrations.
Hsu, Tom. Foundations of Physical Science with Earth and Space Science. 1st ed. Peabody, MA: CPO Science, 2003. This textbook provides information about waves, waves in motion, and natural frequency and resonance. It is commonly used for teaching a ninth grade science curriculum.
Kious, W. Jacquelyne, and Robert I. Tilling. This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing, 1996. This book provides a historical perspective of plate tectonics, provides background of the plate tectonics theory, discusses the movements that occur along plate boundaries, and provides specific examples of locations where these phenomena can be studied.
Websites
California Department of Conservation. "News Room." California Department of Conservation. 2002. 17 July 2007 http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/news. This site provides environmental and geological information about California including recycling programs, mine reclamations, land resources and management of states' natural resources.
Denbo, Donald, K. McHugh, J. Osborne, P. Sorvik, and A. Venturato. "NOAA Tsunami Forecasting System." National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2006. 17 July 2007 http://www.ams.confex.com. This site shows a diagram of the tsunami forecasting system and provides detailed information about the goals, architecture, implementation and future of such a system.
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology. "How Does a Seismometer Work?" 2006. 17 July 2007 http://www.iris.edu. IRIS is a research program dedicated to monitoring the Earth and exploring its interior. The website has a variety of one page descriptions in their Education and Outreach Series that provide information related to these topics.
National Geographic. "Earthquakes and Volcanoes." National Geographic Xpeditions. 2006. 29 May 2007 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions>. This site contains lessons on earthquakes and volcanoes. Resources include materials required, maps, and visuals to supplement background information.
National Weather Service. "Tsunami: the Great Waves." National Weather Service. 10 Apr. 2007 http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tsunami.htm>. This brochure is intended to educate and increase awareness about tsunamis.
Russell, Dan. "Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion." Kettering University Applied Physics. 2001. 29 May 2007 www.gmi.edu/~drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html>. This site shows animations of longitudinal, transverse, water, and Rayleigh surface waves and provides descriptions of each.
United States Department of State. "The US Tsunami Relief Effort 2005." United States Department of State. 2005. 17 July 2007 http://www.usinfo.state.gov. This site provides general information on foreign policy, international trade, and other worldwide topics of interest. It covers several regions of the world including Africa, the Americas, East Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Central Asia.
USGS. "The USGS and Science Education." United States Geological Survey. 2006. 10 Apr. 2007 http://education.usgs.gov>. This site contains USGS educational resources for teachers, students, and parents in all grade levels. Resources include classroom activities, computer activities, maps, videos, and printed articles.
