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This Seismic Activity and California Landforms lesson plan also includes:
- Introduction and Conceptual Flow Narrative
 - Grade Six Planning Guide
 - Conceptual Flow Graphic
 - Activity
 - Graphic & Image
 - Rubric
 - Map
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By the 19th lesson plan in the 20-part series, scholars realize volcanoes and earthquakes are related to plate boundaries. The lesson plan extends and applies the knowledge by having individuals create a bumper sticker for one specific area of California explaining its risk for seismic activity.
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Instructional Ideas
- Allow students to make a poster showing the areas of greatest and least risk for the entire state
 
Classroom Considerations
- Lesson feels rushed to fit into an hour, so plan for more time if possible
 - Physical relief map of California needs to be printed in color
 
Pros
- Connects concepts from previous lessons in the series
 - Integrates new information about geysers, hot spots, and mud pots
 
Cons
- None