Years 11 - 13

New Zealand general, volcano, earthquakes and tsunami hazard resources for Years 7 - 10

General

Monitoring and detecting hazards

Listening and reading resource from LEARNZ about how we monitor and detect geohazards in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Volcanic

Volcanic Groups of the Holocene

A database from the Smithsonian Instituition's Global Volcanism Program on New Zealand Holocene and Pleistocene Volcanoes

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New Zealand Volcanoes

Listening and reading resource on New Zealand volcanoes, answering questions like why New Zealand has active volcanoes (Level 6 Science)

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Volcanic Hazards

Learn about the types of hazards caused by volcanic activity: ash fall, pyroclastic flows and surges, lava flows, lahars, debris avalanches and others (Level 7 Science).

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Types of Volcanoes in Aotearoa

Learn from GNS Science about the three types of volcanoes in New Zealand, volcanic fields, cone volcanoes and caldera volcanoes. (Level 8 Science)

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Earthquake

Video: What is a slow slip event?

Drop, Cover and Hold is the right action to take in an earthquake. Learn how to Drop, Cover and Hold, and what to do in different situations

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Slow slip event graphing

An activity about slow slip events, how to graph GPS data, and evaluating and interpreting the results. (Level 4-5 Science and Statistics).

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Something creepy is happening

Video and handouts for students to explore slow slips. Plot and interpret a graph using data from an actual event in New Zealand. (Level 6 - Science)

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Seismic Waves

Seismology is the science that deals with earthquakes and seismic waves. Explore the basic seismology terms and concepts (Level 6 Science).

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Video: Resonance and seismic shaking

Video resource demonstrating the concept of resonance and how it relates to various seismic frequencies (Level 6 Science)

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Video: Buidlings and earthquakes

Video resource explaining why certain buildings fall in earthquakes. Analogies are used to explain the concept of resonant frequency (Level 6 Science)

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What's on our plates?

Online teaching modules for students & test your knowledge for each, with a teacher's guide. (Level 6 - Science)

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Fault hand movement

Activity to demonstrate three faulting actions using hands; instructions and resources included (Level 6 - Science)

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Earthquakes in New Zealand

Listening and reading resources on earthquakes in New Zealand; early records of earthquakes in New Zealand, and earthquakes in Māori tradition (Level 7 - Science).

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Experts react: Earthquakes and mental health

Experts' reflection on the Canterbury earthquakes and the effect on mental health. From the Science Media Centre.

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Introduction to Earthquakes

A University lecturer shares introductory resources on earthquakes, including online notes, syllabus, texts, and quizzes. Great for students wanting to explore earthquakes at a higher level (Level 8 - Science)

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Tsunami

Tsunami hazard in New Zealand

Listening and reading resources on tsunami in New Zealand. Tsunami have occurred in the past, learn more about the hazard and what to do.

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Tsunami information Australia

Learn the basics about tsunami. how do tsunami differ from regular waves? Whare can tsunami occur in Australia?

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NOAA on tsunami

Read about tsunami from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a scientific and regulatory agency within the United States.

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Paleotsunami

Paleotsunami is also known as ancient tsunami. We are knowing more about ancient tsunami through modern technology. Learn about paleotsunami in New Zealand through NIWA's database.

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