The STRATegy COLUMN for Precollege Science Teachers: A Look at Seismic Sleuths.

Introduces a package of six interrelated units on plate tectonics and earthquakes. The Seismic Sleuths curriculum contains hands-on activities integrating math, earth science, and social studies. Units cover personal experience as well as the science of earthquakes while students also construct buildings to study earthquake resistance. One activity--Building Oscillation Seismic Simulation--is described in detail. (PVD)