Agenda: Using EarthScope Data in the Classroom

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Objective(s): Improve participants’ foundation in geophysics, provide participants with a variety of high-quality, scientifically accurate activities to deliver content to their students, and provide participants with experience involving both the content and the educational activities as the primary means of knowledge transfer.

March 27, 2007

3:00 – 3:05	Welcome, Sponsors, Agenda Overview	Susan Eriksson, UNAVCO
3:05 – 3:35	An Overview of EarthScope Outcome: To increase participants’ understanding of EarthScope, the physical processes being investigated, and the improvement in our ability to assess hazards and understand our environment.	Matt Fouch, ArizonaStateU.
3:35 – 3:45	Question & Answer Session	Michael Hamburger, IndianaU.
3:45 – 4:45	Exploring Earth Structure With Occam's Razor Outcome: To use simple models and seismic data to increase participants' understanding of Earth structure and seismic tomography.	John Taber, IRIS
4:45 – 4:55	Linkages to EarthScope	Michael Hamburger, IndianaU.
4:55 – 5:10	Break
5:10 – 5:20	The Earthquake Machine Outcome:To increase participants’ understanding of various geologic time frames through stick-slip faultbehavior.	John Taber, IRIS
5:20 – 6:30	Episodic Tremor and Slip in the Pacific Northwest Outcome: To familiarize participants with using GPS data to study plate motion and crustal deformation by focusing on the tectonics of Pacific Northwest	Shelley Olds, UNAVCO Roger Groom, Mt.Tabor Middle
6:30 – 6:40	Linkages to EarthScope	Michael Hamburger, IndianaU.
6:40 – 6:50	Complete Evaluation	Shelley Olds, UNAVCO
6:50 – 7:00	Wrap-up/Distribute Materials	Susan Eriksson, UNAVCO John Taber, IRIS Shelley Olds, UNAVCO