3:30–4:30 PM
Locating Earthquakes Using Recent Seismic Data
Location: Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
Do your students locate earthquakes by picking P and S arrivals from old textbook seismograms? Come learn how to access online data from newsworthy earthquakes.
Presenter(s): Lawrence W. Braile (Purdue University: West Lafayette, IN); Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC); Juan M. Lorenzo (Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, LA)
8:00–9:00 AM
Why Can't Scientists Predict Earthquakes?
Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
Explore the issues surrounding earthquake prediction with your students through an activity that allows students to examine the rates of earthquake occurrences around the world.
Presenter(s): John Taber (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC); Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: St. Louis, MO)
9:30–10:30 AM
Discovering Earth's Layered Interior with Seismic Waves—Finally an Activity That Addresses This Standard!
Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon C3
Explore new discoveries about Earth's dynamic interior through an activity that allows students to discover, or dispel the presence of Earth's layers using seismic data.
Presenter(s): Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC); Michael Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis: St. Louis, MO)
9:30AM - 10:30AM
National Earth Science Teachers Association Geology Share-a-thon
New Orleans Marriott, Bissone
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
National Earth Science Teachers Association Natural Hazards and the Environment Share-a-thon
New Orleans Marriott, Bissonet
12:30–1:30 PM
Teaching Core Physics Concepts Through the Lens of Seismology
Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 816 & 820
Looking to add relevance to physics topics like resonance, frequency, period, amplitude, and vectors? The lens of seismology provides many opportunities to enrich current instructional strategies.
Presenter(s): Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC); John Taber (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC)
3:30–4:30 PM
Determining What Is Beneath Our Feet: Applying the Reflection and Refraction of Waves (IRIS)
Sheraton New Orleans, Salon 816 & 820
Explore how seismic refraction surveys reveal shallow earth structure by participating in innovative activities designed as extensions to your current wave/optics labs.
Presenter(s): John Taber (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC); Juan M. Lorenzo (Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, LA)
5:00–6:00 PM
Making Waves: Seismic Wave Activities and Demonstrations
Sheraton New Orleans, Bayside C
Presenter(s): Michael Hubenthal (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC); John Taber (IRIS Consortium: Washington, DC)
