Planning pathways using earthquake resources

This interactive diagram provides a selection of pathways that allow for differing approaches and starting points using our earthquakes resources. The aim is to assist educators with their planning of lessons and units of work by providing options that cover multiple science concepts. Click on the labels for links to supporting articles, media and student activities.

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Inside the Earth

The Earth is divided into layers.

Related articles

• Inside the Earth

• Moulding the Earth

• Magma on the move

• Magma formation

Related activities

• World of quakes

• Plates and quakes

• New Zealand plate boundary models

Acknowledgement: The University of Waikato

Seismic engineering

Seismic engineers develop new techniques and new materials to help buildings withstand earthquakes.

Related articles

• Seismic engineering

• Strengthening Parliament House

• Base isolation and seismic dampers

• Seismic engineering at Canterbury University

• Dr Bill Robinson

Related activity

• Best base isolator

Acknowledgement: Robinson Seismic Limited

Plate tectonics

The Earth’s crust is made up of many plates that slide past each other causing friction and heat.

Related articles

• Plate tectonics

• Plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes

Related activity

• Tectonic jigsaw puzzles

Acknowledgement: US Geological Survey (USGS)

Slow slips

Large areas of New Zealand are silently and slowly moving due to slow slip events.

Related articles:

• What are slow slips?

• Dr Laura Wallace

Related activity:

• Something creepy is happening

Acknowledgement: Laura Wallace, Geonet

New Zealand earthquakes

Scientists record around 15,000 earthquakes in New Zealand every year. There are some big quakes that have become part of our history.

Related articles

• Canterbury earthquakes

• Liquefaction

• Kaikōura earthquake

• Investigating earthquakes – introduction

Related activities

• Shaky New Zealand

• Earthquakes past and future

• Earthquake location

Acknowledgement: Dr Katherine Pedley

Faults

A fault is a fracture in the Earth’s crust where the rock mass on either side has been displaced. Earthquakes occur on active fault lines.

Related articles

• Faults

• The Alpine Fault

• Squishy rocks and earthquakes

Related media

• Why study the Alpine Fault?

• From mountains to microscopes

Related activities

• New Zealand plate boundary models

• Earthquakes past and future

Acknowledgement: Dave Prior

NZC level 1 and 2 earthquake resources

These resources offer an introduction to the science behind earthquakes.

Related articles

• Earthquakes and volcanoes

• Under the Earth’s surface

• The moving Earth

• Shaky scientists and engineers

Related media

• Tectonic plates, volcanoes and earthquakes

Related activities

• Models of the Earth

• Tectonic jigsaw puzzles

• Tectonic sandwiches

• Earthquakes – unit plan

Acknowledgement: The University of Waikato

Volcanoes

The interactive Planning pathways using volcanoes resources groups Hub volcanoes resources into key science concepts and topics.

Related PLD

The PLD webinar Exploring natural hazards outlines some of the science behind what is happening at plate boundaries.