Authors / CoAuthors
Alden, T. | Blewett, S.
Abstract
<div>Students can access and analyse real world earthquake data using online portals created by Geoscience Australia (GA) (Geoscience Australia data portal and Earthquakes@GA). The document provides background information for teachers about earthquakes and the online portals, as well as two student inquiry activities. Each activity includes instructions on how to access and use the relevant portal as well as questions that prompt students to find, record, and interpret the data. An Excel table is provided to accompany one of the activities.</div><div><br></div><div>The activities are suitable for use with secondary to senior secondary science and geography students. The topics covered in these activities include: earthquakes, plate tectonics and natural hazards.</div><div><br></div><div>The print version has lines provided for written answers, the accessible version is intended for digital responses. </div>
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document
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149045
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Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
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Keywords
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- Geoscience Australia data portal
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- earthquakes@GA
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- Earthquakes
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- plate tectonics
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- natural hazards
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- real world data
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- data portal
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- Student activity
- theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf
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- Natural Hazards
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- Educational Product
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- Published_External
Publication Date
2024-02-12T03:31:23
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completed
Purpose
Classroom resource for secondary teachers to use with students; includes guidance for teachers, instructions for each data portal and student activities and questions using data from the portals.
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asNeeded
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geoscientificInformation
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<div>Standalone activity created for a workshop at the CONASTA70 teacher conference to provide instructions to teachers and students on how to use the Geoscience Australia data portal and Earthquakes@GA portal to access and analyse recent and historic earthquake data.</div><div><br></div>
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[-44.2975, -9.9749, 111.3625, 155.4756]
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Spatial Resolution
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