This summer the Smithsonian blog published a beautiful image (right) showing the location of earthquakes over the last 100 years. Visit the original post to read the story behind the image, see a drawing of tectonic plate locations, as well as a 40 year seismograph image.
The US Geological Survey has a great list of earthquake related resources, including a section just for kids. Also helpful for the classroom:
- Google Earth/KML files
- Earthquake Summary Posters
- Animations for Earthquake Terms and Concepts
- Earthquake Science Explained—A Series of Ten Short Articles for Students, Teachers, and Families
- A Comparison of Two Bay Area Earthquakes: 1989 v. 1906
Source: 100 Years of Earthquakes On One Gorgeous Map