6.3 Earthquake in Nevada

February 21st, 2008 |

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 shook Northeastern Nevada this morning at 6:16 AM. The quake was reported to have been felt in California, Nevada and Utah. Full details are available here.

Consider integrating this current event into your class. Off the top of my head there are good math, science, research, writing and service activities related to this event.

Classroom Resources

U. S. Geological Survey’s educational resources
Disaster News Network reports about disasters AND recovery efforts.
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
PBS’ Savage Earth
TeacherTube videos

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