In addition to the January 12, 2010 magnitude 7.0 earthquake that has devastated Haiti and focused worldwide action on relief efforts, the US Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 5.6 earthquake also struck eastern Venezuala on Friday, January 15, 2010. Teachers can utilize the NSDL Science Literacy Map on plate tectonics to browse a variety of resources including interactives and multimedia, and other NSDL collections and resources, for teaching and learning about these phenomena:

• Essential Science for Teachers: Earth and Space Science - video from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics collection (K-12)
• Musical Plates - classroom activity that encourages use of real-time data (ages 11-18)
• Plate Tectonics: Moving Middle School Science - NSDL Middle School Portal’s Science Resource guide on plate tectonics
• Earthquakes often occur along the boundaries  -  AAAS’ Educational Benchmarks Collection on earthquakes and plate tectonics (high school)
• Teachable Moments site from the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) - with updates on recent seismic activity, with supporting downloadable presentations, animations, visualizations (middle and high school, informal)
• Earthquakes, lesson plan with associated video and flash interactives, from Teachers’ Domain (middle and high school)
• DLESE earthquake resources: lessons, activities, interactives (multiple ed levels) from the Digital Library for Earth System Education
• Earth Exploration Toolbook, from the Science Education Resource Center  at Carleton College, with multiple chapters for exploration of solid earth phenomena employing use of data; includes background information, learning goals, instructional strategies and more (high school and undergraduate)