Unit 6B, The Changing Earth Unit Project: Earthquake and Volcano Safety Guide Create an earthquake and volcano safety guide to help people prepare for and survive these events.   Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, page B17) Create a tectonic-plate map. Place a marker to show where your town is located. Collect data from articles about earthquake and volcanic activity around the world. Put markers on a world map to show where tectonic-plate activity is occurring. Then make predictions about where earthquakes might be most likely to occur and where they might be least likely to occur. Predict how likely your town is to have an earthquake. Internet Links Tectonic-Plate Activity Southern California Earthquake Data Center (SCEDC) Putting Down Roots: In Earthquake Country http://www.scecdc.scec.org/eqcountry.html United States Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington California Volcanoes and Volcanics http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/California/framework.html United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Current Seismicity for the United States http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/current/usa.html United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Current World Seismicity http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/current/world.html United States Geological Survey Future Eruptions in California's Long Valley Area What's Likely? http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs073-97/ Federal Emergency Management Agency for Kids: Earthquake Risk States http://www.fema.gov/kids/eqstate.htm Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Hell's Crust: Our Everchanging Planet http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/hellscrust/index.html Student Resources Creating a Tectonic-Plates Map   Project Link 2 (Chapter 2, page B41) After several earthquakes shook California in the 1990s, the Sierra Nevada range became more than 0.3 m (1 ft) taller. Use newspapers, magazines, and Web sites to find out about earthquakes and volcanoes that have recently lifted other mountains. Use a map to identify the locations of the growing mountains. Internet Links Volcanic Mountains United States Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington Volcanoes of the World http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/framework.html Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page Department of Geological and Engineering Sciences Earth's Active Volcanoes http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Current World Seismicity http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/current/world.html VolcanoWorld After the Eruption, Lava Domes http://www.volcanoworld.org/vwdocs/msh/ov/ova/ovald.html Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Out of the Inferno: Volcanoes — Mountains of Fire http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/volcanoes/index.html Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Out of the Inferno: Volcanoes — The Volcanoes of North America http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/volcanoes/html/sidebar1.html National Geographic: Fallout: Eye on the Volcano http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volcanoes/index.html Student Resources World Map Showing Earth Features   Project Link 3 (Chapter 3, page B61) Use a map to trace and calculate how far the tsunamis traveled after the Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake of May 27, 1964. Use a world map to trace how far the tsunamis traveled. Outline in red those North American coastlines that might experience tsunamis. Internet Links Tsunamis United States Geological Survey Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Tsunamis and Earthquakes http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/ Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis — Surf's Up! http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/tsunami/index.html Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis — Remembrance of Waves Past http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/tsunami/html/sidebar2.html NASA's Observatorium: Tsunami — The Big Wave http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/tsunami/tsun_bay.html Student Resources World Map Showing Earth Features   Project Link 4 (Chapter 4, page B93) Have you ever dreamed of living on your own island paradise? On a world map, locate the islands that make up The Ring of Fire. Identify those islands that were created by volcanic activity. Draw a picture of your own island paradise and describe where you think your island will emerge. Internet Links The Rings of Fire Public Broadcasting Service Online Savage Earth Hell's Crust: Our Everchanging Planet The Ring of Fire http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/hellscrust/html/sidebar3.html United States Geologic Survey This Dynamic Earth: Ring of Fire http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/fire.html VolcanoWorld Galapagos Tour http://www.volcanoworld.org/vwdocs/volc_tour/galapagos/gal_pgs.html ThinkQuest Where the Adventure Is Just Beginning — Ring of Fire http://library.thinkquest.org/15931/porof.html Student Resources Locating the Ring of Fire