Students study the Mercalli Scale and analyze how it is used to rate earthquakes. They construct a booklet with drawings that represent each rating of the scale. They study why engineers develop rating scales for earthquakes.

Students design and build a vehicle using Lego. In this earth science lesson plan, students analyze the factors they need to consider when building their vehicles. They present their finished project in class.

Fifth graders record any earthquake activity throughout the school year on various maps. In groups, they identify a map locating the points given to them by their teacher. To end the activity, they add the date, strength and damage to...

In this earthquake in Pakistan instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...

Young scholars use geological techniques such as plate tectonics, mountain building, earthquakes, and volcanoes, in order to explain the earth.

Students plot the earthquake epicenter data on the base map of the North Atlantic ocean floor using different symbols or colors to characterize different values.

Students discuss natural disasters, global community and address Students concerns and worries. They review thoughts about the tsunami written by students logging onto the Newsround website and determine which statements they relate to.

Students engage in an interactive Internet lesson covering the reasons and results of earthquakes. After reading eyewitness accounts and viewing animations, they use seismograms to measure and locate the epicenters. In an ongoing study,...

This Fordham University article is written by Rev. Charles Davy a citizen of Lisbon when the city was hit by an earthquake measuring 8.75 on the richter scale. Discusses the devastation in detail.