Earthquakes



Think Pair Share with the person next to you about what you know and what you want to know about earthquakes, then edit the table below to include 1-2 points in the "K" and "W" columns.


 * ====What do you KNOW about earthquakes?==== || ====What do you WANT to know about earthquakes?==== || ====What have you LEARNED about earthquakes?==== ||

Complete the online simulations and videos below, then Think Pair Share what you have learned about earthquakes, and add 1-2 points in the "L" column.

Watch this video about how the shifts in the tectonic plates cause earthquakes: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zNyVPsj8zc

Watch this Catalyst video about the recent earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand: @http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3510004.htm

Extension Activities:

Make an earthquake: @http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/quakes/interactives/makeaquake.html

Live earth of the latest earthquakes: http://dsc.discovery.com/discovery-earth-live/#story=latest-earthquakes

Inside the haiti earthquake simulation: @http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/inside-the-haiti-earthquake/