USArray Education and Outreach> K-12

OVERVIEW | UNDERGRADUATES | K-12 | GENERAL PUBLIC |


Publications

Link to Careers in the Earth Sciences

Careers in the Earth Sciences

Four-page booklet (5.4 MB) containing an interview with one of the EarthScope engineers, Katrin Hafner.

Link to Seismic Tomography

Seismic Tomography

Four-page handout (3.5 MB PDF) describing how seismic tomography is used to determine Earth structure.

 

Animations

Link to seismic wavefield animation flyer

Earthquake Wavefront Visualizations

Flyer for Earthquake Wave Visualizations (0.4 MB)

Link to Earthquake Wave Visualizations

Animations of real data showing how seismic waves sweep the array of seismometers.

 

 

More USArray K-12 Resources are coming soon.

For more earth science publications, activities, professional development, internships, animations, museum displays, free software and more, visit EarthScope Education and Outreach and IRIS Education and Outreach.

USArray is a component of the EarthScope project and IRIS manages the transportable array.

 


HIGHLIGHTS

Interested in hosting a seismic station?
Would your school make a good site for a USArray seismic station? Check to see if your school is located in one of the siting areas at Suggest a Site.

Already have a station?
Find out how much the ground is moving near you by going to the USArray Station Monitor.

EarthScope is a partnership extending throughout the Earth science community, including more than 100 universities, the National Science Foundation, US Geological Survey, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, regional seismic networks and state geological surveys.