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Pbs News Hour Extra: You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes Lesson PlanPbs News Hour Extra: You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes Lesson Plan
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9th - 10th
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Pbs News Hour Extra: You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes

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Three part instructional activity will provide students with information about earthquakes and how to predict them using various Web sites. Activities include historical background on major earthquakes, investigating mechanical waves, and simulating lithospheric boundaries.

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earthquakes, longitudinal waves, mechanical waves, plate tectonics, transverse waves

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pbs, seismograph

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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