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- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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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. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop Modified Mercalli Intensity values for a written description of an earthquake. They map MMi values and defend their decisions where to place them on a large-scale zip code map. They define how measure of magnitude and intensity are applied to earthquakes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students develop awareness of occurrences of earthquakes in Illinois and their past and potential future damage, and examine distribution of earthquakes in central U.S. regions. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students research earthquakes using the internet and newspapers. They discover the earthquake's effect on people and buildings. They report their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the difference between magnitude and intensity in earthquakes. They complete map work and write a first hand account of a person living in each level of intensity on the Modified Mercalli Scale. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the main methods to measure earthquakes, the Richter Scale and Mercalli Scale. They make a model of a seismograph and investigate which structural designs are most likely to survive an earthquake. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how a Richter scale operates. They create a booklet illustrating each rating on the scale. They discover how engineers use different measurement tools. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the Richter Scale for measuring earthquakes. They make a booklet with drawings that represent each rating of the Richter Scale. They understand the difference between the Richter Scale and the Mercalli Scale for earthquakes, and they explain the different levels of the Richter Scale using words or pictures. Students see that by using a common rating scale, engineers can compare earthquake activity measured from everywhere on Earth. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore several interactive web sites to gather information which will enable them to compare the seismicity and potential level of earthquake damage for five different locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Working in teams, they demonstrate their knowledge and understanding that the level of earthquake damage is a result of multiple factors. Full Review »
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