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Teacher Resource Page
Science Real Time Activity (one
computer class and internet specialists)
Goal: Students will identify
the types of plate boundaries by plotting the depth of earthquakes.
Time Frame: One 40 minute pre- activity
discussion period;
Two 40 minute activity periods
Pre activity discussion will be based on
readings from science text, literature, and other ancillary materials.
FYI- Determining
the Depths of an Earthquake
Teacher Note: Teacher may want class to compare
earthquake frequency in the three areas plotted on the map.
Science Hands-On Activity Parts 1 &
2
Goal: Students will determine how
the magnitude of an earthquake affects a building, and prove how materials
can reduce the amount of damage.
Time Frame: One 40 minute pre -activity discussion
period;
Two 40 minute activity periods
Teacher Note:
Activity 1: The amount of damage caused
by an earthquake depends on strength and how long it lasts.
Teacher Note:
Activity 2: Whether a building has
heavy objects at the top or bottom has a lot to do with the amount of damage
done during an earthquake.
Math Real Time Activities ( one computer
class with internet specialist)
Activity 1
Goal: Students will use real
time data to determine if there is a correlation between the depth and
magnitude of an earthquake.
Time Frame: Two 40 minute periods for pre-activity
discussion to introduce graphs and rounding;
Two 40 minute periods to complete real time
data activity
See sample graph
Activity 2 (one computer class
with internet specialist)
Goal: Students will use real
time data to determine the frequency of earthquakes having different magnitudes.
Time Frame: One 40 minute period to
review graphing and rounding;
Two 40 minute periods to complete real time
data activity
See sample graph
Language Arts Activities
Activities 1 and 2 (computer
lab or learning center)
Goal: Students will use the Internet
and books to research first- hand accounts of earthquake experiences for
creative writing and role playing.
Pre-activitiy: Review writing process
Time Frame: Three to four 40 minute
periods
Activity 3 (computer class with
internet specialist)
Time Frame: Two 40 minute
periods
Social Studies Activities
Activity 1 (computer lab or learning
center)
Goal: Students will create
a timeline
Time Frame: Three 40 minute periods
Activity 2 (computer lab or learning
center)
Goal: Students will research
and report on eathquake damage.
Time Frame: Three 40 minute periods
Activities 3 and 4 (computer lab
or learning center)
Goal: Students will
identify different cultures' explanations of natural phenomena.
Time Frame: Two 40 minute periods
Activity 5 (internet specialist
and one computer classroom)
Goal: Students will reinforce
map skills using latitude and longitude.
Teacher will provide class with world desk
maps.
Time Frame: Two 40 minute periods
These lessons were developed for use
in the fifth grade. However, with modifications they may be used for grades
4 through 8.
The following Core
Curriculum Standards are addressed in the activities mentioned above.
Standards:
Science :
5.2; 5.4; 5.5; 5.9; 5.10
Math:
4.1; 4.2; 4.6; 4.9; 4.11; 4.12; 4.14; 4.16
Language Arts: 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4;
3.5
Social Studies: 6.l; 6.2; 6.3; 6.5;
6.7; 6.9
Visual & Performing Arts: 1.2;
1.3; 1.4; 1.5
Cross-content workplace readiness:
1,2,3,4,5
Assessment:
Assessment will be accomplished in a variety
of ways.
They may include:
Oral reports
Projects
Time Lines
Graphs
Multimedia Projects
Rubrics
Short Answer Items
Papers
Observation
Discussion
Journals
Click here to see
a sample Rubric for Drawing Conclusions for the Math and Science Activities.
Teacher Resource Links
Real Time Data Links
Science:
Seismic
Map
Plate
Movements
Current
World Seismicity
Math:
Earthquake
Facts and Statistics
Resources: (Background information)
National
Earthquake Center
CIESE
Online
Map Creation
National
Earthquake Information Center Web Cam
Earthquake
Lists
Rubric Resources:
Group
Participation Assessment
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
*Cooperative
Learning
*Group
Presentation Assessment
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Map Assessment
*Time
Line Assessment
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