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LAUSD
AGI
EarthComm™
Implementation Project

Part I: Profile Data

Name:

School:

School Street Address:

City:

State:

ZIP:

School Phone:

School Fax:

Email:

Alternate Email:

Teammate:

Coach:

Please complete the following table to let us know whether you
taught EarthComm or when you plan to teach EarthComm.

If you have not yet taught EarthComm, please explain your plans.

If you taught EarthComm this year, please continue and complete part II of this survey.

Part II: Summary of Your Implementation of EarthComm

1) Was this your first time teaching EarthComm? Yes No

If yes, how did it go?

2) What groups of students are using EarthComm? (Check all that apply)

3) What is your students' response to EarthComm?

4) How many days of training have you received in EarthComm?

5) Please rate your satisfaction with the following:

• EarthComm Curriculum Not Good Good Very Good Excellent
• IAT Materials Kit Not Good Good Very Good Excellent
• Student Book Not Good Good Very Good Excellent
• Workshop Training Not Good Good Very Good Excellent

6) To what degree has your comfort level for teaching Earth science content improved?

Not at all Some Greatly Drastically

7)Has your understanding of Earth science content improved as a result of teaching EarthComm?

Not at all Some Greatly Drastically

8) Please check each activity that you did with your students.

Volcanoes and Your Community Chapter

Activity 1: Where are the Volcanoes?
Activity 2: Volcanic Landforms
Activity 3: Volcanic Hazards: Flows
Activity 4: Volcanic Hazards: Airborne Debris
Activity 5: Volcanoes and the Atmosphere
Activity 6: Volcanic History of your Community
Activity 7: Monitoring Active Volcanoes

Plate Tectonics and Your Community Chapter

Activity 1: Taking a Ride on a Lithospheric Plate
Activity 2: Plate Boundaries and Plate Interactions
Activity 3: What Drives the Plates?
Activity 4: Effects of Plate Tectonics
Activity 5: The Changing Geography of your Community

Earthquakes and Your Community Chapter

Activity 1: An Earthquake in your Community
Activity 2: Detecting Earthquake Waves
Activity 3: How big was it?
Activity 4: Earthquake History of your Community
Activity 5: Lessening Earthquake Damage
Activity 6: Designing "Earthquake-Proof" Structures

9) If you skipped activites, why did you skip them?

10) What differences have you noticed in your students' performance since using EarthComm?

11) What did you find challenging about teaching EarthComm?

12) What additional type of support would you like to receive from the American Geological Institute?

13) If you used the EarthComm website, how did it help you as a teacher?

14) If your students used the EarthComm web site, how did it help them?

15) Was the reading level of the text appropriate for the students? Yes No

Please explain your answer: