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Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Earthquake Country Lesson PlanDigital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Earthquake Country Lesson Plan
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9th - 10th
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Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Earthquake Country

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A suite of lessons focusing on all aspects of earthquakes. Inquiry-based exploration of earthquakes includes measuring seismic waves, predicting earthquakes, investigating magnitude and intensity, mapping fault lines, and evaluating damage caused by quakes.

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earthquakes

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earthquake damage, earthquake magnitude scale, measuring fault lines, plate tectonic study, predicting earthquake, seismic activity, seismometer

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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