Proceedings from earthquakes in the northeast - are we ignoring the hazard? : a workshop on earthquake science and safety for educators.

At foot of cover: Technical report NCEER-93-0005; This workshop was partially supported by the National science Foundation under Grant No. BCS 90-25010 and the New York State Science and Technology Foundation under Grant No. NEC-91029

Conference held at the New England Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire on September 25-26, 1992

Includes bibliographies

Overview; Introduction; New England States Earthquake Consortium (NESEC); Setting the stage; A historical look at earthquakes in the northeast; Boston loss analysis study; Nonstructural earthquake safety in schools; Regional safety/emergency response - earthquake safety of New England schools; A prototypical earthquake drill - a critical skills exercise; Hands-on, minds-on earthquake education: curricular options and shaky activities; Education - curricular options; Integrating earthquake education in the classroom; Misconceptions in the options available to earthquake educators; Hands-on earthquake education at the New York State Museaum; The Center for Earth Sciences and how it can facilitate earthquake education; Recorder notes: education - curricular options; Environment/structure; Physical results of earthquakes and their effect on the built environment; The Massena Center, New York, earthquake of 1944 and its effect on area schools; Recorder notes: environment/structure; Emergency preparedness - more than duck, cover, hold; Earthquake preparedness: a high school perspective; Coordinating earthquake preparedness efforts with the State Education Department: an example from Arkansas; School emergency preparedness in New York State; Recorder notes: emergency preparedness; Concluding issues; Planning as though children mattered: earthquake preparedness for the sake of children's security and stability, as well as physical safety; Stress intervention with adolescents; Effects of disaster of child and family; An overview of earthquake resources for schools; Where do we go from here? The next step