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Education and Outreach - In Partnership with EarthScope

UNAVCO plays a major role in the EarthScope Project through installation and operation of the Plate Boundary Observatory. Our Education and Outreach program supports the Plate Boundary Observatory in its mission and collaborates with education and outreach activities originating in the EarthScope office as well as with other scientists and educators involved in other EarthScope projects.

EarthScope Components
PBO (Plate Boundary Observatory)
USArray
SAFOD (San Andreas Fault Obseratory at Depth)
EarthScope Education

EarthScope Tools
EarthScope Voyager, Jr.
A special edition of the Jules Verne Voyager, Jr. was developed to highlight EarthScope science for educational audiences (Hamburger and Holt, Principal Investigators).

Did You Know?
This informative website provides scientific information on some of the various geologic areas which are the focus of the EarthScope Project. It also has questions to explore using the EarthScope Voyager, Jr. map tool.

Educational Focus
Earth Science Teacher Documents PBO Installation
Northern California PBO Installation
Princeton High School Earth Science teacher, TJ Pray, shares his PBO installation experience

Saint Augustine Volcano, Alaska
EarthScope provides data from Augustine
Overview and access to scientific data recorded on the volcano.

EarthScope Teachable Moment
EarthScope outlines how to teach Earth science through current events like the activity on Augustine.

PBO Responds to Unrest at Augustine
UNAVCO engineers install GPS stations on Augustine as part of EarthScope PBO Operations.

Monitoring Augustine
The US Geological Survey AVO (Alaska Volcano Observatory) maintains current information on Saint Augustine Volcano.

From the US Department of State
Erupting Augustine gives greater insight into volcanic processes.

Career Spotlight
Careers in GPS: Katrin Hafner

Last modified Thursday, 03-Mar-2011 04:08:43 UTC