Concurrently, we are being empowered with technological advances that are revolutionizing the classroom landscape each year. It is an exciting time in education at all levels. Both the challenges and tools are new and are evolving rapidly. Projects Instructor's guide to WebSeis WebSeis is a real-time data interface to Lamont seismic stations from Deleware to Vermont. These stations are responsible for monitoring earthquakes throughout this region of the country.
Downloadable labs are currently under development.
This series of documents was created to help teachers assess the quantitative aspects of a course. While Earth science teachers at all levels expect a degree of math ability from their students, we rarely devote class time to reinforcing these skills. The material we have written here provides a straight forward approach to help close the gap between skills and expectations. Though written with Earth science courses in mind, the approach is applicable to any course that expects mathematical skills of its students. The American Museum of Natural History's Earth Bulletin project provides updates on significant Earth events including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, etc.