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