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Intermediate
Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Lesson Plan Links
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- Earth to Class - Selected Lab & Activities on earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics.
- http://earth2class.org/curr_units/
- Earthquakes: Learning from the Past, Prepare for the Future - Need Internet access, maps; Students research, question and answer with teacher to learn about earthquakes. For motivated classes.
- http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/earthquakes/
- Earthshaking Events - Classroom Activity from Science & Children, Feb. 2001 p. 33. Students create their own version of a seismograph to understand how scientists use this tool to measure earthquake vibrations. National Science Education Standard D: Earth and Space Science-Structure of the earth system.
- http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/mojave/mojave02a.html
- Surfing for Earthquakes and Volcanoes - by Patty Coe and Michael Merrick. Intended for 6-8 graders Students use the Internet to research data on earthquakes and volcanoes and plot locations to determine continental plate boundaries. Extensions include interpretation of interaction between plate boundaries, causes of earthquakes and volcanoes, and the comparison of the formation of Olympus Mons on Mars and the Hawaiian volcanic chain.
- http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/
- Volcano World - Everything volcanos! This terrific Web site includes downloadable HyperStudio stacks, lesson plans, and a great FAQ section.
- volcano.und.nodak.edu/
- A Model of Three Faults - Students will observe fault movements on a model of the earth's surface. Teacher needs to print the model page from the Web site.
- interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/faults.htm
- Volcanoes! - This model is intended to help students and others visualize a stratovolcano (inside and out) and to learn some of the terms used by geologists to describe it. Teacher needs to print the model page from the Web site.
- interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/volcanoes.htm. Also links you to "Make a Paper Volcano" which is fun.
