Books
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.
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 students in a ninth grade science class.
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
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 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.
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.
Visuals
Continents Adrift: An Introduction to Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics. Rainbow Educational Media. 1995. unitedstreaming. 22 May 2007. http://www.unitedstreaming.com
This video clip provides information on the location of tectonic plates, the different ways that tectonic plates can move, and how the energy from these movements is released.
Map of Earthquake Epicenters 1980-1990. Regents of the University of California. 1996. ucmp.berkeley. 22 May 2007. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu
This map shows the occurrence of earthquakes and the location of tectonic plates.
