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\nBuilding for the Big One\n

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\nLearners build and test structures that can best withstand earthquakes. They create their structures from playdough, cornstarch, grape-nuts and popsicle sticks and place their structures on a \"shake table.\"\n
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\nEarthquakes: Second Grade Lesson Plans and Activities\n

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\nWhat causes earthquakes? Second graders learn about stresses from plate movement with a set of hands-on activities. After tracing fault lines on a map with yarn, class members create a paper plate model of Earth to show its layers...\n
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\nDealing With Earthquake Fear\n

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\nStudents discuss their fears about earthquakes. They research each fear the class has using the internet. They practice earthquake drills and discuss what to do in the event of an emergency.\n
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\nEarthquakes and Seismic Waves\n

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\nStudents explore earthquakes and seismic waves. They investigate how energy is released in the subsurface to create seismic waves. Students explore the inner workings of a seismograph and how they are used to determine the location of an...\n
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\nEarthquakes Living Lab: Designing for Disaster\n

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\nBuild and design to rock and roll. Pairs research building design in earthquake areas and use computer simulations to see the effects of earthquakes on buildings,. They then sketch and explain a building design that would withstand...\n
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\nEarthquakes Living Lab: Finding Epicenters and Measuring Magnitudes\n

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\nPairs use an online simulation to determine the epicenter and magnitude of an earthquake. Using real data about the earthquake's maximum S wave amplitudes, they then determine the magnitude. The resource provides a great career...\n
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\nNon-Structural Hazards\n

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\nBuildings often have decorative components and furnishings that can pose a hazard during an earthquake. Learners examine the classroom for such non-structural features. They consider fictional scenarios and discuss what actions...\n
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\nEarthquake Preparedness\n

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\nForty-five states and territories in the USA are at moderate to very high risk of earthquakes. The discussion-based lesson covers what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. The 14th lesson in the series includes how to...\n
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\nEarthquakes and Volcanoes Post Assessment\n

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\nThe final lesson in the 20-part series is a post assessment covering earthquakes and volcanoes. Twenty-three questions incorporate each of the previous lessons through multiple choice, justified multiple choice, expanded multiple choice,...\n
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\nKnow Your Boundaries: Earthquake Lessons in the Classroom\n

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\nWith all the recent attention on Haiti, and now Chile, it is the perfect time to teach your students about earthquakes!\n
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\nEarthquakes: Learn From the Past, Prepare for the Future\n

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\nStudents examine the destruction caused by earthquakes. In this community safety lesson, students examine the risk involved in living in an earthquake zone and how to prepare for future earthquakes.\n
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\nWhen Nature Strikes: Natural Hazards Safety\n

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\nStudents observe the impact of natural disasters on humans, and become aware of the dangers of environmental hazards such as flash floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes.\n
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\nEarthquakes\n

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\nFourth graders explain what is an earthquake and know which area is an in high risk. They know what damage the earthquake cause and know the earthquake safety principles.\n
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\nBellwork for Week 9-Earthquakes and Continental Drift\n

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\nIn this earthquake and continental drift worksheet, learners answer five questions about continental drift, seismic waves and earthquake safety.\n
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\nEarthquake Engineering\n

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\nProtecting buildings, bridges, and roadways from damage during an earthquake is an important task for engineers. Discover how one lab goes about testing the safety of existing and yet-to-be-built structures with a short video. See some...\n
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\nEarthquakes Living Lab: The Theory of Plate Tectonics\n

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\nFind out if your class agrees with Ice Age: Continental Drift ... or if it's just a fun family movie! Class members research the theory of continental drift, examine evidence of plate tectonics, connect...\n
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\nHazards: Second Grade Lesson Plans and Activities\n

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\nEquip learners with safety knowledge in the case of an earthquake. After coloring the places to go to get help after a quake, and label places that wouldn't be safe to go after a quake, young geologists simulate three levels of...\n
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\nEarthquake!\n

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\nStudents gain an understanding of earthquakes. They examine vocabulary associated with earthquakes, how earthquakes happen, and preventive measures taken to diminish damage or harm in the event that an earthquake should happen.\n
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\nEarthquake Drill\n

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\nIn this earthquake drill worksheet, students answer questions about the procedures for dealing with an earthquake. They identify hazards in the classroom and explain their plan for safety in the event an earthquake occurs.\n
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\nDuck, Cover and Hold Scenario\n

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\nIn this duck, cover and hold activity, middle schoolers practice protecting themselves in the event of an earthquake. The students and teacher simulate an earthquake and duck, cover and hold until the shaking stops.\n
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\nEarth and Space Science: Exploring Earthquakes\n

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\nLearners explore earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson, students research earthquakes and identify where they take place. Learners use map skills to track down earthquake locations. There are internet sites suggested in this lesson.\n
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\nDisaster Preparedness Activity Book\n

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\nJoin the American Red Cross as well as Mickey and friends as they help to prepare young scholars for natural disasters. After reading brief informational passages about earthquakes, floods, fires, storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes,...\n
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\nEarthquakes and Seismic Waves\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nLiving on a Fault\n

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\nIn this earthquake activity, students fill in 9 blanks with given terms related to earthquake fault zones, earthquakes and safety related to earthquakes. They also answer 4 questions about earthquake zones, building codes and highway and...\n
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