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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.

Why Does Iceland Have So Many Volcanoes?Earth & Space
How Do Craters Differ From Calderas?Earth & Space
How Big Will the Big One Be?Earth & Space
Can Texas Have Earthquakes? Causes and Hotspots Earth & Space
Why Does Liquefaction Increase Earthquake Damage?Earth & Space
Why Is Turkey Prone to Earthquakes?Earth & Space
What Is a Dip-Slip Fault? Types and Causes Earth & Space
What Are L Waves and Why Are They So Destructive?Earth & Space
How Is Earthquake Depth Related to Where Mountains Are Growing?Earth & Space
What Happens in a Normal Fault?Earth & Space
Are S Waves or P Waves More Destructive?Earth & Space
How Does Japan Deal With Earthquakes?Earth & Space
How Did the Columbia River Basalts Form?Earth & Space
Which Boundary Produces the Largest Earthquakes?Earth & Space
What Physical Phenomena Cause Volcanic Explosions?Earth & Space
How to Prepare for a Volcano Eruption Earth & Space
How Is Yellowstone Different From Other Volcanoes?Earth & Space
What Is the Difference Between Aa and Pahoehoe Lava?Earth & Space
Is Yellowstone a Hotspot? The Science Explained Earth & Space
What Type of Plate Boundary Causes Rift Valleys?Earth & Space
Why Does Oklahoma Have Earthquakes?Earth & Space
Is the San Andreas Fault a Subduction Zone?Earth & Space
How to Measure an Earthquake: Magnitude and Intensity Earth & Space
Why Does the Study of Volcanoes Start in Alaska?Earth & Space
Does Iceland Have Earthquakes? The Science Explained Earth & Space
How Overdue Is the San Andreas Fault for an Earthquake?Earth & Space
What Is the Relationship Between Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries?Earth & Space
How Deep Are Volcanoes? From Magma Chamber to Surface Earth & Space
Why Do Composite Volcanoes Have the Most Violent Eruptions?Earth & Space
What Type of Volcano Is Hekla?Earth & Space