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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.

What Is a Caldera and How Does One Form?Earth & Space
What Are the 3 Types of Convergent Boundaries?Earth & Space
Why Does Hawaii Have a High Risk of Earthquakes?Earth & Space
What Is the Major Type of Stress at Convergent Plate Boundaries?Earth & Space
Are the Andes Mountains Volcanic?Earth & Space
What Force Is Present at a Convergent Boundary?Earth & Space
What Are Seismic Gaps and Why Do They Matter?Earth & Space
What Is Ash From a Volcano Made Of?Earth & Space
Where on Earth Can You Find Subduction Zones?Earth & Space
Can Mountains Become Volcanoes? The Geology Explained Earth & Space
How Does an Earthquake Affect the Geosphere?Earth & Space
What Is the Atomic Bomb Equivalent of an 8.0 Quake?Earth & Space
Where Is the Eurasian Plate and What Are Its Boundaries?Earth & Space
Is Japan Prone to Earthquakes? The Science Explained Earth & Space
What Makes Old Faithful Erupt? The Science Explained Earth & Space
Why Are There So Many Earthquakes in South America?Earth & Space
What May Frequent Earthquakes in an Area Indicate?Earth & Space
Can a Volcano Cause a Tsunami?Earth & Space
What Is a Lava Lake and How Do They Form?Earth & Space
Why Does Alaska Have So Many Earthquakes?Earth & Space
Is Iceland Splitting Apart? The Science Explained Earth & Space
What Tectonic Setting Produced Crater Lake?Earth & Space
How Can We Minimize Damage Caused by Earthquakes?Earth & Space
What Role Does Water Play With Volcanoes?Earth & Space
How Were the Hawaiian Islands Created?Earth & Space
What Kind of Plate Boundary Exists at the Southeast Indian Ridge?Earth & Space
What Happens at the Convergent Plate Boundary?Earth & Space
What Are P and S Waves in an Earthquake?Earth & Space
Where Do Earthquakes Occur in a Subduction Zone?Earth & Space
What Is Tephra? From Eruption to Environmental Impact Earth & Space