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Earthquakes Living Lab: Geology and Earthquakes in Japan
Sometimes it seems as if earthquakes hit the same places over and over again. Class members study Japan in order to determine why earthquakes keep happening there. Pairs work together to research and try to determine whether there are...
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Earthquakes Living Lab: Geology and the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
We can learn from the past to protect the future. Pairs look at two historical earthquakes: San Francisco, Calif., and Kobe, Japan. Pupils compare the two earthquakes and their impacts, then determine how engineers may use the...
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Earthquakes Living Lab: FAQs about P Waves, S Waves and More
Let's talk about earthquakes .... Using the Internet, pupils research what causes earthquakes, how scientists measure them, their locations, and their effects. The resource is not only informative, but it also builds crucial research...
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Earthquakes Living Lab: Locating Earthquakes
There are patterns in nearly everything — even earthquakes. Pairs research current earthquakes to see if there are any patterns. They determine the mean, median, and mode of the earthquake data, along with the maximum and minimum. Using...
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Earthquakes Living Lab: Finding Epicenters and Measuring Magnitudes
Pairs 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...
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Earthquake Challenge
For this earthquake facts review or quiz worksheet, students read descriptive statements and choose the correct multiple choice answer. Students write 13 answers.
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Earthquake Word Search
In this earthquake learning exercise, students recognize words relating to earthquakes. Students complete the word search by finding the thirteen earthquake words.
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Earthquake Alphabet Activity
In this earthquake activity worksheet, students examine 10 earthquake-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes Pre-Assessment
See how much your class knows about earthquakes and volcanic activity and how these events shape geologic features. The first lesson in the series of 20 is a pre-test to find out what pupils already know. It includes 10 vocabulary words...
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Earthquakes
After reading an article on earthquakes and tsunamis, students answer a series of multiple choice questions about what they have learned. All answers can be found within the article, making this a good way to prepare for reading...
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Northridge, California Earthquake Map
In this earthquake intensity worksheet, students are given a map labeled with the intensity of shaking for the Northridge area and its surroundings for the earthquake that occurred in 1994. Students color an intensity scale and then...
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Earthquake Power
In this earthquakes worksheet, students learn about the measurements of earthquakes on the Richter scale. They answer six questions about the magnitudes and sizes of earthquakes using two tables of data about earthquakes and the Richter...
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Musical Plates-Earthquakes
In this plotting earthquake data worksheet, learners use a large world map and given web sites showing the latitude and longitude for the epicenter of recent earthquakes around the world. Students plot 2 weeks of earthquake data...
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Why Earthquakes Occur
In this earthquake worksheet, students learn about why earthquakes occur. After reading the information, they answer the 12 questions in the packet. The answers are on the last page.
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Earthquakes Study Guide
For 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...
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Plotting Earthquakes and Volcanoes
In this earthquakes and volcanoes worksheet, learners are given the latitude and longitude of earthquakes and volcanoes and they plot them on a world map. They answer questions based on their results.
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Earthquakes In Your State
In this earthquake worksheet students complete an interactive activity then answer a series of short answer questions on different earthquakes and their magnitude, and epicenter.
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes
In this earthquakes and volcanoes worksheet, learners use an on line source to answer questions about earthquakes around the world, the origins of volcanoes and the creation of lava tube caves.
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Earthquakes-Science Puzzlers, Twisters, & Teasers
In this earth science worksheet, students complete 4 word puzzlers and twisters about earthquakes as well as answer 11 true or false questions.
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Earthquake Word Search Puzzle
In this earthquake word search worksheet, students find and circle the 17 earthquake-related words from the word bank in the puzzle.
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Earthquakes, Tsunamis & Volcanoes (Online Interactive)
In this earth science activity, students learn about earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes by reading a 3 paragraph text. Students answer 9 fill in the blank questions. This is an online interactive activity.
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Earthquakes Living Lab: The Theory of Plate Tectonics
Find 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 this information to engineering,...
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Finding Epicenters
In this earthquake worksheet, students use the seismographs from different locations to determine the epicenter for the earthquake. Students plot the epicenter on a map. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer.
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Plotting Earthquakes
In this earthquakes worksheet, students access a website to gather information about the magnitude and location of earthquakes for 5 days. Then students complete 7 short answer questions.
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