Earthquakes

  • Exploratory Opener

    Graham Cracker Earthquake model

    Build an Earthquake-proof Structure

    Seismic Monitor- Active map shows locations of earthquakes

    Create a Wave box

    Simulation:  Take the lid from a copy paper box. Draw a target inside the lid.  Students use sugar cubes or similar items to build houses, buildings, walls inside the lid.  Carefully lift the lid and tap the underside of the box on the center of the bulls-eye to see the effects. 

    Earthquakes are linked to many other natural disasters. 

    • What do volcanoes and earthquakes have in common?
    • How are earthquakes related to tsunamis?
    • How are earthquakes related to landslides?
    • Would earthquake-proof structures be helpful in other natural disasters? 
    • What makes a structure earthquake-proof?
    • Does the distance from the epicenter of the quake make a difference?

  • eBooks

     Book Cover of Shattering Earthquakes

    Spilsbury, Louise, and Richard Spilsbury. Shattering Earthquakes. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2010. Web.

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    Suen, Anastasia. Earthquakes. Rourke Educational Media, 2016. EBSCOhost, Web.

    Book Cover of Earthquakes!

    Gray-Wilburn, Renee. Earthquakes! North Mankato: Capstone, 2012. Web.

  • Digital Resource Articles

     PebbleGo

    “Earthquakes” Science. Capstone, 2018. Web. 15 Oct 2018 

     Britannica Logo

    "Earthquake." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2018. Web. 15 Oct. 2018.

     

    Britannica Logo

    "Sismo." Britannica Escolar, Encyclopædia Britannica, 11 ago. 2018. 15 Oct. 2018.

     

  • Videos

     

    Earthquake Proof

    “Earthquake Proof.” Discovery Education, Discovery Education, 2005. Web. 15 Oct. 2018.

    Brainpop Logo

    Earthquakes. FWD Media. BrainPOP. Web. 15 Oct. 2018. 

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