An essential starting point for all those budding vulcanologists out there!
I said vulcanologists NOT Vulcans!
Forces of Nature is an online Geo simulator from the National Geographic Magazine and is good fun just to play around with.
Just click on the link to earthquake, volcano, tornado and hurricane simulators. I guarantee you will want to play!
I am on a mission to find tectonic related games and this one is a serious goodie. The Quake Quiz where you can test your knowledge of earthquakes and what to do in the event of a quake and how to prepare for such a disaster! Fun and serious at the same time as it really makes you think about the implications of an earthquake.
This is quite an informative game, however it is fairly obvious that Victoria Beckham didn't play it before she went house hunting in LA, if she had paid more attention in her Geography lessons she would have been more prepared and probably wouldn't have worn such ridiculous shoes!
Want to know more? Then watch this video clip!
Duck, cover and hold!! How difficult is it to remember that...... obviously quite difficult.
Even in primary schools in earthquake prone areas in California earthquake drill are part of the normal school routine.
The Stop Disasters game is fun and covers hurricanes, wildfires and a hops of other natural disasters and whilst it is not directly related to tectonic processes it does fall into the same category and as such is an easy way in which to while away a few hours.
The BBC has a SuperVolcano Sims like game, I havent played it myself but I have been reliably informed that it is alright for an educational game, so why not give it a go!
The very last game that I am going to push at you is Earthquake Emergency where an earthquake has just occurred and you have to put yourself in the shoes of a doctor or a volunteer in order to help the victims of the disaster as quickly as possible. Give it a go!
Hopefully all of these games will distract you from the latest XBox or Wii games, and at least when you are told to stop playing computer games you can truthfully say that they are educational to the amazed shock of your parents!
