Lesson plan

Ground Shaking: Earthquakes Happen Every Day


GeoLiteracy GeoSTEM ELL

Description

In this lesson, students will learn how earthquakes and tectonic plates are interconnected, as well as how to make a working seismograph. This lesson includes strategies for diverse learners (ELLs).

Duration

4 class periods

Author

Kelly
Haarala

Standards

1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future

Teacher Instructions

Student Materials

World-at.pdf (294.64 KB)
PlateTectonics.pdf (525.75 KB)

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files