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Students explore plate tectonics, earthquake faults, and the types of volcanoes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, after plotting earthquake locations on the map, should correctly; identify the pattern of earthquake locations and identify the ring of fire. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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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 activities. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students examine the frequency and distribution of earthquake epicenters and compare these epicenters to the distribution of plate boundaries and cities. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the causes of earthquakes and the various types of fault lines through a variety of hands-on demonstrations using prepared cakes. They record their observations in their science journals. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students plot earthquakes on the world map using coordinates of longitude and latitude. They designate the earthquakes magnitude with a symbol which they include in the map key. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students build an "Earthquake Machine" (a manipulative model of a fault line) and use it to explore stick-slip behavior of some faults and to develop a more accurate definition of an earthquake and its causes. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students predict where they think earthquakes and volcanoes occur on a map of the earth. Then they use GIS (Arcview) software to manipulate the maps and learn about the relationships of plates, earthquakes and volcanoes. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students experiment with the concept of earthquakes while completing a lab with marshmallows, toothpicks, modeling clay and firm Jell-O and rectangular pan. They explore what kind of soil earthquakes do the most damage in and how different types of structures are affected by earthquakes. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students are taught how earthquakes are caused by a buildup of strain in Earth's crust. They compare and contrast primary, secondary, and surface waves. Students recognize earthquake hazards and how to prepare for them. They plot latitude and longitude of recent earthquakes on their musical plates map handout. Full Review »
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