Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Education and Public Outreach
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS, www.iris.edu) is a university consortium funded by the National Science Foundation to provide facilities for education and research in seismology. IRIS provides free educational activities and resources for K–16 students and teachers, and the general public. It operates global seismic networks, portable seismic instrumentation, and data access facilities.
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Build an Earthquake Machine
In this activity from IRIS, students explore a mechanical model of a fault to learn how energy is stored elastically in rocks and released suddenly as an earthquake.