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Earthquakes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explain that earthquakes are sudden motions along breaks in the crust called faults. They list the major geologic events including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and mountain building, which are the result of crustal plate...
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Earthquake, Earthquake, Read All About It!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students utilize the U.S. Geological Service web site. They research the various types of scales used to measure earthquakes and classify different situations on the scale. They write a story about a town that has just experienced a quake.
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Earthquakes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore reasons for earthquakes. They discuss and describe the types of faults. Using the internet, 6th graders research a specific location of a former earthquake. They describe the damage, magnitude, the epicenter,...
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Earthquake Preparation and Survival Strategies

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the different ways that earthquakes have been predicted.  In this earthquake lesson students plan ways that people can prepare for earthquakes. 
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Plotting Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after plotting earthquake locations on the map, should correctly; identify the pattern of earthquake locations and identify the ring of fire.
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Destruction by Earthquakes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earthquakes instructional activity, students will name the parts of a seismograph and then review information about large magnitude earthquakes that have occurred. This instructional activity has 4 fill in the blank and 7 short...
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Earthquakes & Volcanoes I: What Causes Them and Where They Are

For Teachers 7th - 11th
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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Plot Current Earthquake Data

For Teachers 5th - 9th
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 websites...
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Evaluating an Illinois Earthquake

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars examine the frequency of earthquakes in Illinois. They discover the distribution of earthquakes in the Midwest. They also practice reading measurements from the Richter scale and Mercalli Intensity scale.
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Recent Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.  In this recent earthquakes lesson plan students complete an activity while working in groups.
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Build An Earthquake City

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to build an earthquake city. They simulate the shaking during an earthquake to discover if their structure is built well enough. They discover how engineers complete these types of tests to develop better...
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Earthquake!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study causes, probability and location of earthquakes. They complete a number of activities and look at web pages to examine the characteristics of earthquakes.
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Idaho Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the types of earthquakes that occur in Idaho. In groups, they compare and contrast the types of energy released and how they affect the movement of the Earth. To end the instructional activity, they analyze a map showing...
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Earth and Space Science: Exploring Earthquakes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore earthquakes. In this earthquake instructional activity, students research earthquakes and identify where they take place. Students use map skills to track down earthquake locations. There are internet sites suggested in...
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Earthquake in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how engineers construct buildings to stand up against earthquakes. They build their own structures out of marshmallows and toothpicks. They test how earthquake-proof their building is with jello.
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How do we measure global earthquakes?

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students examine three seismograms of a recent South American earthquake recorded by USGS stations. They measure the S-P distance and use a P and S wave travel-time graph to find the epicenter distance for each seismogram. In addition,...
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Earthquakes & Volcanoes

For Students 5th - 7th
In this earthquake and volcano worksheet, students 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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The Distribution of Earthquakes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the rate of seismicity by determining the frequency of aftershocks following a major earthquake. They incorporate the use of the Internet, Excel 2000, a map of their area with latitude and longitude markers, and paper...
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Social Studies: San Francisco Earthquake

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students 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. Students then discuss...
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore plate tectonics, earthquake faults, and the types of volcanoes.
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Earthquake Information

For Students 7th - 12th
In this earthquake worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by determining the terms associated with the 8 given clues.
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Reading- Earthquakes (Online Interactive)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
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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Earthquake Waves And Their Destructions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate primary and secondary waves and how to measure the magnitude of waves. They discover how to find the epicenter of earthquakes. They examine why waves are more destructive in some areas than others through these...
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Bellwork for Week 9-Earthquakes and Continental Drift

For Students 7th - 9th
In this earthquake and continental drift instructional activity, students answer five questions about continental drift, seismic waves and earthquake safety.

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