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Alexandra Stokes

A certified middle school educator, Alexandra Stokes teaches earth and space science at a public school in Miami, Florida. Her classroom instruction focuses on geology and physical geography, leading sixth-grade classes through annual projects that construct tabletop shake tables and model volcanoes. She previously taught general science in an urban middle school district. Stokes earned her bachelor of science in middle school science education from Berea College.

What Is an Intraplate Earthquake and How Do They Occur?Earth & Space
What Caused Mount St. Helens to Erupt?Earth & Space
Why Do Volcanoes Erupt? The Science Explained Earth & Space
What Is a Shield Volcano and How Does It Form?Earth & Space
What Happens When Lava and Water Mix?Earth & Space
What Is an Extinct Volcano? The Geological Criteria Earth & Space
What Would Happen If the New Madrid Fault Line Went Off?Earth & Space
How to Read a Seismogram and Understand Earthquake Data Earth & Space
What Causes Earthquakes at Transform Plate Boundaries?Earth & Space
How Can Earthquakes Cause Tsunamis?Earth & Space
Does Israel Have Earthquakes and Why Do They Happen?Earth & Space
Is Hawaii Still Growing? The Science of a Volcanic Island Earth & Space
Where Are Hotspots Located and How Do They Form?Earth & Space
Are Trenches Formed at Convergent or Divergent Boundaries?Earth & Space
How Is Magma Created in a Subduction Zone?Earth & Space
Why Does Japan Get So Many Earthquakes?Earth & Space
Why Are All the Volcanoes Erupting Now?Earth & Space
When Will Mount Shasta Erupt Again?Earth & Space
What Is Divergent Plate Movement and How Does It Work?Earth & Space
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Volcanic Eruptions?Earth & Space
What Technology Is Used to Predict Volcanoes?Earth & Space
How Are Volcanic Mountains Formed?Earth & Space
What Is a Fissure Volcano and How Does It Erupt?Earth & Space
What Happens When Lava Hits Water?Earth & Space
Why Is Volcanic Soil So Fertile?Earth & Space
What Would Happen If the San Andreas Fault Broke?Earth & Space
How Would a Yellowstone Eruption Affect the World?Earth & Space
Why Do Buildings Fall in Earthquakes?Earth & Space
What Is a Magma Chamber and How Does It Work?Earth & Space
How Does a Volcano Affect the Hydrosphere?Earth & Space