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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 Are Transform Faults Prone to Massive Earthquakes?
Is the Poás Volcano Active? A Look at Its Hydrothermal System
How an Earthquake Occurs: From Stress to Seismic Waves
What Is Blue Lava? The Science Behind the Phenomenon
What Would Happen If All Volcanoes Erupted at Once?
Can We Prevent Volcanic Eruptions?
The Sunda Trench Formed at a Convergent Boundary
What Is an Active Fault and How Do Geologists Identify One?
What Is a Dike in a Volcano and How Does It Form?
What Is Pahoehoe Lava and How Does It Form?
What Causes a Smaller Earthquake After a Large One?
What Happens When Oceanic and Continental Plates Collide?
Why Is Japan Prone to Earthquakes?
How Is Pumice Formed From a Volcanic Eruption?
Can Tsunamis Be Prevented? The Science of Mitigation
How Does a Seismograph Work?
What Is a Submarine Volcano and How Does It Erupt?
What Is the Relationship Between Earthquakes and Plate Motion?
What Type of Volcano Is Iceland?
Is Mount Tabor a Volcano? Its Geologic History
What Is Happening to Iceland Plate Tectonics?
What Happens If a Supervolcano Erupts?
Do Earthquakes Occur Due to Convection Currents in the Mantle?
What Is a Caldera and How Does One Form?
What Are the 3 Types of Convergent Boundaries?
Why Does Hawaii Have a High Risk of Earthquakes?
What Is the Major Type of Stress at Convergent Plate Boundaries?
Are the Andes Mountains Volcanic?
What Force Is Present at a Convergent Boundary?
What Are Seismic Gaps and Why Do They Matter?