Table-Top Earthquakes

In this earthquake worksheet, students determine the distance of different cities to the epicenter of an earthquake based on the "P" and "S" wave arrivals on the seismographs. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer and 2 short answer...

Shake your earthquake-resistant building prototype! Groups create structures using coffee stirrers and clay that can withstand seismic waves. They then test their structures against their own earthquakes.

Learners explore geology by completing a science worksheet in class. In this tectonic plate instructional activity, students discuss how the Earth's plates move and what the impact of this movement often becomes. Learners define the...

Students explore plate tectonics by conducting a class experiment. In this earthquake lesson, students utilize scrap wood, sandpaper, rubber bands and a sanding belt to create a model earthquake experiment which shakes a nearby building....