Admin webmdave Posted November 8, 2015 Admin Share Posted November 8, 2015 Michael Hubenthal and John Taber Our guests this week come from IRIS – the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology. Michael Hubenthal (senior education specialist) and John Taber (Director of Education and Public Outreach) join us to talk about the educational opportunities in seismology and earth science available from IRIS. Listen to the show to learn how you can use IRIS’s recent earthquake teachable moments, earthquake browser, and how you can search for seismology lessons and demonstrations. Links: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Recent Earthquake Teachable Moments: Be prepared to teach about the latest newsworthy quake within 24 hours of the event IRIS Earthquake Browser: Explore millions of seismic event epicenters (normally earthquakes) on an interactive map of the world or 3D viewer IRIS Lessons and Demonstrations: Find resources to shake up your Earth science or physics instruction… animations, demos, labs, and more! jAmaSeis: Monitor ground motion (and Earthquakes) from a nearby seismic station (no seismograph needed!) San Andreas: Hollywood Fantasy is Not California Reality Connect with our guests: IRIS EPO Facebook page IRIS EPO Twitter account @IRIS_EPO IRIS Teachable Moments Twitter account @IRIS_quakes Michael Hubenthal: IRIS Senior Education Specialist John Taber: IRIS Director of Education and Public Outreach We always love to hear from you – our listeners. Do you have any ideas for guests? What topics in science and science education need to be addressed this year? Submit your comments, concerns and suggestions through our contact page. Like the show? Leave a comment on iTunes. To listen to this episode, download the mp3 directly, find us on iTunes, or use the player below. http://traffic.libsyn.com/wsst/LOL134.mp3View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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