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Richter Scale Teacher Resources
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In this earthquakes and volcanoes worksheet, students will review how volcanoes are formed and where they are found. Students will describe earthquakes and their magnitudes. Students will use a table to answer questions about tsunamis. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank, 10 true or false, and 5 short answer questions.
In this internal forces worksheet, students use a chart to take notes on the causes and effect of forces that shape the earth, then answer two questions about a map (which is not included).
Fourth graders investigate Earth's interior, its plates, and its plate boundaries. The effects of volcanoes and earthquakes are explored in this unit of seven lessons. Readings, discussions, and a variety of activities form the basis of this unit.
In this earthquakes worksheet, students answer questions about the components of earthquakes, the causes of earthquakes, how they are measured, the types of seismic waves and the types of faults. They also answer questions about the types of collisions and specific fault zones found in the United States.
Young scholars inspect the causes and effects of earthquakes and examine how seismic waves travel. In this earthquake lesson, students determine where earthquakes happen and why, before determining how to build an earthquake resistant building. They watch a video and discuss fault lines. They simulate the construction by making a building out of toothpicks and gum drops.
Students investigate the use of ratios in scale drawings on maps. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students use ratio and proportion to determine distances between two points on a map. Students interpret information from seismographic graphs.
Young scholars examine the different types of earthquake waves and why they can effect different parts of a city in different ways. In this earthquake lesson students plan for an earthquake and complete several worksheets.
Students examine the process used to identify the epicenter of an earthquake. They identify the Richter scale and interpret a seismograph reading. They also view photographs of the aftermath of earthquakes.
Students investigate the Richter scale and seismology in a teacher-led lab in which they are introduced to the concept of seismic waves and epicenter location. They further investigate the inner workings of a seismograph and practice using the circular intercept technique to find the epicenter of an earthquake.
Eighth graders discuss the earthquake in Haiti and gain more perspective on the tragedy. In this earthquake lesson students explain earthquakes and plate tectonics.