Earthquakes

=An Introductory Look At Earthquakes =

Lesson Plan Title: Shaking Up the Classroom Concept / Topic To Teach: Earthquakes Standards Addressed: Social Studies Standard 1.4 demonstrate an understanding of geographical space and place. Grade 3: Identify and locate Earth's various physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, and mountains.)

General Goal(s): - students will be able to understand basic vocabulary and concepts pertaining to earthquakes. - students will be able to understand how severe a earthquake is by knowing the richter scale.  - students will learn earthquake safety procedures

Required Materials: access to a computer with internet capabilities. Word search papers crayons and bingo papers  Vocabulary To Know: epicenter- the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">aftershock- a smaller earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">focus- the point below Earth's surface where movement of rock produces an earthquake. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">fault- a break in Earth's crust where movement of rock occurs. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">intensity- the amount of shaking and type of damage at a particular location. Intensity can be greater or weaker depending on the distance from the epicenter. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">magnitude- the measurement of the total strength or amount of energy released by an earthquake. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">amplitude- the height of the wave length. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">seismic wave- a vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">seismograph- an instrument that records seismic waves. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Richter Scale- a measurement of the magnitude of an earthquake based on the readings of a seismograph. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale ranging from 0 to 9.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anticipatory Set (Lead-In): Students will watch the video at the bottom of this page, the national geographic earthquake film. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Step-By-Step Procedures: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Show students the National Geographic Video <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Hand out earthquake word search puzzle to get students familiar with the terminology. (Located at the bottom of the page). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Discuss on the board the vocabulary words discussed in the puzzle. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Ask students what they would do, if an earthquake struck right now. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Show the students the earthquake drill video. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Ask students again now that they have seen the video what they would do. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7. Show the students the video about measuring earthquakes. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. Now talk with the students about recent earthquakes, and others in the USA <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">be sure to mention the one in Chili, Haiti, as well as the infamous San Francisco. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9. Play earthquake bingo. (directions at the bottom of the page).

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Closure (Reflect Anticipatory Set): Earthquake Bingo <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessment Based On Objectives: Earthquake Bingo will give the teacher a good idea of how well the students comprehended the vocabulary as well as safety procedures. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adaptations (For Students With Learning Disabilities): Students may need the notes from the board already typed and handed to them. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Possible Connections To Other Subjects: This topic closely relates with science and geography.

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code AFTERSHOCK AMPLITUDE CORE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER FAULT FOCUS INTENSITY MAGNITUDE RICHTER SCALE SEISMIC WAVE SEISMOGRAPH code Earthquake Bingo directions - First create a paper with 3x3 squares, fill each one with a different vocabulary word, some papers can even have a box that says correct safety procedure, and/or an incorrect safety procedure. Make sure there are enough papers for everyone in the class, and make sure no two papers are in the same order. - The teacher will read off a definition of a word and the students must remember the right definition and match it with the correct vocabulary term. The teacher will also have two picture cards that show a child doing a correct safety procedure such as grabbing a table leg under the table, and an incorrect safety procedure such as a child running around. - The students must color in the box whenever the teacher reads the correct definition. Whoever gets three in a row wins. Continue the game until you have a second and third place winner, then stop.