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The Dynamic Earth
Students use the Internet to investigate earthquakes and plate tectonics. In this plate tectonics lesson, students complete a web quest with multiple links and activity types relating to earthquakes and volcanoes. They connect the...
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Dynamic Earth
Students complete an experiment to study tsunamis and its around the Earth. In this earthquakes and tsunamis lesson, students participate in a demonstration to learn how earthquakes impact sea waves. Students study the P, S, and L...
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Haiti: Still in Crisis, but No Longer in the News
Students study the Haitian crisis and learn about the needs and ways to help the situation. In this Haitian crisis lesson, students study the Maslow's "Needs Pyramid". Students study the media coverage of the earthquake and then answer...
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Duck, Cover and Hold Scenario
In this duck, cover and hold worksheet, learners practice protecting themselves in the event of an earthquake. The students and teacher simulate an earthquake and duck, cover and hold until the shaking stops.
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Plate Tectonic-Hazards
In this plate tectonics worksheet, students are given a table with the Mercalli intensity of earthquakes, a description of what happens at each intensity, and the Richter magnitude of the earthquakes.
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Earth and Space Science: Exploring Earthquakes
Students explore earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson plan, students research earthquakes and identify where they take place. Students use map skills to track down earthquake locations. There are internet sites suggested in this lesson...
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All Shook Up
Students measure movements in the Earth's crust due to seismic activity. Students calculate the amount of displacement in horizontal and vertical direction due to an earthquake.
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Determining Epicenter Distance
In this earthquake activity, students determine the distance of the epicenter based on the S-waves and P-waves on a seismograph. This activity has 4 problems to solve.
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Finding Epicenters
In this earthquake worksheet, students determine the distance of different cities to the epicenter of an earthquake based on the "P" and "S" wave arrivals on the seismographs. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 2 short answer...
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Plotting Earthquakes
In this earthquakes learning exercise, students access a website to gather information about the magnitude and location of earthquakes for 5 days. Then students complete 7 short answer questions.
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Reading- Earthquakes (Online Interactive)
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 3 paragraph text about a student who is home alone during an earthquake. Students fill in the blanks in 14 sentences. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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What Is Happening in Haiti?
Young scholars discuss the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and empathize with the victims of the disaster. In this 2010 Haitian earthquake activity, students learn about the history and hardship the country has consistently faced. They watch...
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Earthquake Information
In this earthquake activity, students complete a crossword puzzle by determining the terms associated with the 8 given clues.
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Bellwork for Week 9-Earthquakes and Continental Drift
In this earthquake and continental drift instructional activity, students answer five questions about continental drift, seismic waves and earthquake safety.
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Using Land
In this using land activity, students determine if effects on the environment are due to natural or man-made causes. This activity has 10 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions.
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Forces Inside Earth
For this Earth's forces worksheet, students will review vocabulary words associated with plate tectonics. This worksheet has 8 fill in the blank questions.
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Forces in Earth
In this Earth's forces instructional activity, students will review the characteristics of earthquakes, including types of faults. Students will interpret a seismograph read-out from an earthquake. Students will complete 10 fill in the...
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Gravity
In this gravity worksheet, 8th graders complete 4 different questions related to defining gravity. First, they identify the various types of mass movement that is described in each. Then, students explain what each of the 4 types of...
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California
In this California worksheet, students respond to 7 questions that are related to the state of California. First, they identify and name the state's capital and when it became a state. Then, students identify and name the state's motto,...
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Earthquakes & Volcanoes
In this earthquake and volcano worksheet, learners use the Internet site given to complete each of the questions. They identify and describe various major earthquakes that have occurred in the US. Then they describe where molten rock...
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It Is Your Fault
In this earth science worksheet, students find the mystery word by answering the questions related to the concepts of an earthquake and relevant measurements.
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Plate Boundaries
In this earth science worksheet, middle schoolers examine the different processes that are involved in the movement of tectonic plates to cause earthquakes.
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Storm Protection
For this weather worksheet, students read an excerpt about how to protect yourself, others, and property from various types of storms. There are five short answer questions related to the excerpt that students respond to.
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Tectonic Processes
In this earth science worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that help define plate tectonics and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.