Educational Materials (1-2 of 2)

1. Tephra Impact Lab - Taupo Volcano

   06 Dec 2011 | Contributor(s):: Tom Wilson, Leah Michelle Courtland

   This lab requires students to produce a pre-eruption tephra risk assessment for Taupo volcano, using Tephra2. It requires students to consider the eruptive history of Taupo volcano and a volcanic unrest scenario is provided, so that students must decide what magnitude and style of eruption is...

2. This Dynamic Planet

   16 Mar 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Paul Kimberly

   This Dynamic Planet is a 1 x 1.5 m wall map accompanied by an interactive web version ( http://mineralsciences.si.edu/tdpmap/index.htm ). It is designed to show Earth's most prominent features when viewed from a distance, and more detailed features upon closer inspection. The back of the map...