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CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR UNDERGRADUATE/COMMUNITY COLLEGE USE. Middle School and High School module development is in progress.

Exploring the Use of Space Technology in Earthquake Studies
(http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn)

Principal authors:
Maggi Glasscoe, Anne Mikolajcik, Mark Smith, Andrea Donnellan, and Mike Watkins (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) with funding provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Southern California Earthquake Center.

OVERALL MODULE CONCEPT:

Space Technology is used to observe and measure tectonic motion of the Earth's surface.

	CONCEPT	SUBCONCEPTS	ACTIVITIES
SECTION ONE:   "Plate Tectonics"	Forces in the Earth cause its surface to change over time	Structure of the Earth History of plate tectonics Plates Plate boundaries Forces that create stress Faults	To be added.
SECTION TWO:   "Earthquakes"	Earthquakes are the Earth's natural means of releasing the stress that is built up due to plate motions.	What are earthquakes? Types of earthquakes Tectonic Forces Elasticity Seismic waves Detection and recording Measurement A new type of measurement	How many earthquakes does it take to build a mountain?
SECTION THREE   "GPS"	GPS is a satellite technology used as a tool to measure crustal change	What is GPS? How does it work? GPS in earthquake studies Using GPS to measure earthquakes	Are GPS measurements accurate or precise? What is a rate? How far away are satellites?
SECTION FOUR   "Space Technology at Work"	SCIGN is a network of GPS stations used to study tectonics and earthquakes in Southern California.	What is SCIGN? Who runs it?, and Who has access? What happens to the SCIGN data?: How are the SCIGN data used?	How fast is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's station moving? How long will it take for Los Angeles and San Francisco to meet?

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