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Amidst the Rubble of Ruined Cities
Learners, in committees, develop and propose solutions to rebuild various elements of Colombia's infrastructure in the wake of the January 25, 1999 earthquake, as well as compare and contrast the earthquake's affects on Colombia to an...
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Measuring Earthquakes
After a brief discussion on earthquakes, make a makeshift seismograph to record the shaking of the table that it sits upon. While the background information will be useful to you as a teacher, the seismograph does not seem like it would...
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Seismic Waves
In this seismic waves worksheet, learners read and study the science of earthquakes using online resources to complete 8 short answer questions.
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The Science Behind Tsunamis
Natural disasters can be teachable moments that create more scientifically literate citizens.
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Happy Lesson: The Earth's Crust
This PowerPoint provides a multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank format for reviewing vocabulary and related content following an "earth's crust" science unit. The information is concise and age-appropriate and the font and colors are...
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Earthquake Activity
Learners design and build a vehicle using Lego. For this earth science lesson, students analyze the factors they need to consider when building their vehicles. They present their finished project in class.
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Great Glaciers!
Seventh graders study the earths surface and how changes happen to it. In this glacier lesson students complete a lab activity to see how glaciers form.
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Converging Earthquake!
Students identify the fault lines and tectonic plates on the map. In this earth science lesson, students simulate landscape formation using robots. They take a quiz at the end of the lesson to demonstrate mastery.
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Striking Earthquake!
Students simulate strike slip faults using CEENBoTs. In this earth science activity, students identify the fault lines and tectonic plates on a world map. They label the different parts of a fault line.
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Earthquake Science Project
Students simulate the Earth's plates moving like an earthquake by using newspaper and soil. In this earthquake lesson plan, students push and pull the newspaper together that has soil on top and observe what happens.
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Magnitude of Earthquakes
Students investigate the causes and effects of earthquakes and investigate their magnitude. In this earthquakes instructional activity, students study the Richter Scale and measure it as it relates to the energy released by an...
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Earthquakes & Volcanoes I: What Causes Them and Where They Are
Students study the properties of volcanoes and earthquakes. In this earthquakes and volcanoes lesson students write a story on what they did during their experiment.
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Recent Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
Pupils study the recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In this recent earthquakes lesson students complete an activity while working in groups.
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Quake Clues
Students study earthquakes and how sediment accumulations are used for past information on earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson students interpret sediment cores and describe turbidites.
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Plot Current Earthquake Data
Students review earthquakes larger than 2.5 that have occurred over a span of several days using a given website reference. In this geology lesson, students plot epicenters on a world map and depth of the quake. All necessary...
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Social Studies: San Francisco Earthquake
Learners discover details about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. In this natural disaster lesson, students visit selected websites to analyze primary sources related to the personal accounts of the earthquake. Learners then discuss...
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Show What You Know!
In this earthquakes worksheet, students create a brochure, poster, or other form of presentation to show what they know about earthquakes. Students complete 4 sections.
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How do Volcanoes Fit in the Picture?
In this volcanoes worksheet, students look at maps and answer short answer questions about volcanoes, plate boundaries, and earthquakes. Students complete 4 questions.
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Letter to the President
In this letter to the President learning exercise, students write a letter to the President about earthquakes and volcanoes. Students include 4 bullet points in their letters.
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Musical Plates
For this earthquakes worksheet, students read about earthquakes by clicking on the links, and answer short answer questions about them. Students complete 3 questions.
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GED Vocabulary: Earth and Space Science
For this earth and space science worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle given nine terms related to earthquakes, glaciers, the solar system, and sources of energy.
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The Big One
Eighth graders study earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson students research the Internet on earthquakes and plot earthquake locations.
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Plate Tectonics
Seventh graders develop an understanding of plate tectonics. In this plate tectonics lesson students plot earthquake and volcano locations.
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Natural Disasters
Students examine different natural disasters. In this natural disaster lesson plan students complete a instructional activity that has the students label the pictures of natural disasters and answer questions.