Thread: Teachable Moment - Seismic Waves

IRIS is committed to supporting educators in their need for “virtual”
investigations and e-learning as a result of stay-at-home orders. Through
June 19th, IRIS will be releasing a weekly 'Teachable Moment' that offers
an opportunity for teachers and students to explore various elements of
seismology. These will be offered in addition to our regular earthquake
summaries.

This week’s investigation continues to examine seismic waves, but this time
the emphasis is on how those waves propagate through and around Earth… and
in turn provide evidence for Earth’s layered interior. There are a number
of our animations featured in the exercise, as well as our Seismic Waves
simulation for visualizing how seismic waves propagate through and around
Earth’s surface. We hope you will find it useful, and your students find it
enjoyable and educative!

This resource can be downloaded from: http://www.iris.edu/hq/retm

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us!

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Tammy K Bravo, PhD
Seismologist, Seismology Outreach Specialist
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
1200 New York Ave NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005