The IRIS Education and Outreach Program

Braile, L. W.; Hall-Wallace, Michelle; Taber, John; Aster, R.

doi:10.1785/gssrl.74.5.503

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“…Their efforts are contributing to an overall improvement in science literacy, an appreciation for the relevance of scientific research to society, and attraction of the best and brightest young students into careers in science [Braile et al, 2002]. The workshop produced refined plans for the fledgling science education federation, the US.…”

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Focusing on seismology education

Hamburger

Taber

2004

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Question: What happens when you lock 50 scientists, educators, and science outreach specialists in a hotel for 3 days? Answer: The birth of an exciting new science education initiative! A secluded site in Baltimore was the gathering place for nearly 50 U.S.‐based seismologists, K‐12 teachers, science education scholars, and science policy leaders with interests in science outreach and education.

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Focusing on seismology education

Hamburger

Taber

2004

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“…IRIS's early program (Braile et al, 2003) grew in collaboration with other educational seismology networks in the US, which included an effort to coordinate activities (Hamburger et al, 2001;Hamburger and Taber, 2003). Educational seismometers were distributed to classrooms across the country after teachers participated in training workshops that included two full days of training about the instrument, seismic data, and seismology concepts.…”

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A Case Study of Highly-Engaged Educators' Integration of Real-Time Seismic Data in Secondary Classrooms

Bravo

Taber

Davis³

2020

Front. Earth Sci.

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“…These often record preferentially shorter-period signals, but are simpler and more robust than the Lehman design (e.g. Braile et al 2003). This makes such sensors perfectly suited for the classroom environment.…”

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Teaching hands-on geophysics: examples from the Rū seismic network in New Zealand

Wijk¹,

Simpson²,

Adam³

2017

Eur. J. Phys.

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Education in physics and geosciences can be effectively illustrated by the analysis of earthquakes and the subsequent propagation of seismic waves in the Earth. Educational seismology has matured to a level where both the hard- and software are robust and user friendly. This has resulted in successful implementation of educational networks around the world. Seismic data recorded by students are of such quality that these can be used in classic earthquake location exercises, for example. But even ocean waves weakly coupled into the Earth’s crust can now be recorded on educational seismometers. These signals are not just noise, but form the basis of more recent developments in seismology, such as seismic interferometry, where seismic waves generated by ocean waves—instead of earthquakes—can be used to infer information about the Earth’s interior. Here, we introduce an earthquake location exercise and an analysis of ambient seismic noise, and present examples. Data are provided, and all needed software is freely available.

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The IRIS Education and Outreach Program

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Focusing on seismology education

Focusing on seismology education

A Case Study of Highly-Engaged Educators' Integration of Real-Time Seismic Data in Secondary Classrooms

Teaching hands-on geophysics: examples from the Rū seismic network in New Zealand

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