Earthquakes : a teacher's package on earthquakes for grades 7-12 /

Earthquakes : a teacher's package on earthquakes for grades 7-12 /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union : Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1994]
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 367 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	FEMA ; 253
Subject:	Earthquakes -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Earthquakes -- Study and teaching. Earthquakes. Earthquakes -- Study and teaching. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9130409

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Seismic sleuths.
Other authors / contributors:	American Geophysical Union. United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
ISBN:	9781118668849 (electronic bk.) 1118668847 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	"Supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency." At head of title: Seismic sleuths. "FEMA-253." "October 1994." Includes bibliographical references. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Print version: Earthquakes. [Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union ; Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1994]

Description
Summary:	Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series . Earthquakes are mysterious events. They are as unpredictable as they are powerful, and not even seismologists fully understand the forces within the Earth that set them in motion. As an educator, you can capitalize on that mysterious appeal to engage your students' interest. Ultimately, however, the purpose of this curriculum is to demystify earthquakes, and to counter the fatalism that frequently accompanies ignorance about natural phenomena. Interactive lessons invite students to discover what is known about quakes--the considerable body of knowledge that deals with their causes, the patterns of their occurrence, and what human beings can do to minimize their catastrophic effects on themselves and their communities.
Item Description:	"Supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency." At head of title: Seismic sleuths. "FEMA-253." "October 1994."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (viii, 367 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781118668849 1118668847