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Google Geography Lesson Review
I chose to take [|A Virtual Tour of the 1906 Earthquake.]This lesson was provided by the USGS and was of particular interest to me for a couple of reasons. First seeing how you could present a lesson on Earth Science using Google Earth, second I used to live in the area and third, I still own a house that sits about 3 blocks from the Hayward fault, one of the most active in the Bay Area, that has a 27% chance for a >6.4 magnitude earthquake in the next 30 years.

The data provided by the USGS was presented in several smaller modules. They provided a lot of information from a tour of the earthquake fault line in a time line fashion, to historic pictures and news reports from around the bay. They then talked about how the population density has increased and the probability of earthquakes in the area in the future. I found the modules very thought provoking, though this could be because I have a direct tie to the information. The one thing I found a bit distracting was, that with most things presented on the web, it was a bit to easy to get side tracked into other areas that did not pertain to the lesson. I think it would help to have a very structured format to follow, with assignments and investigations to do along the way.

Google Map Of Bootleg Canyon Flightlines Zip Lines
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