TeachersFirst Earthquake Resources
Whether you teach about earthquakes as part of a unit on plate tectonics in an Earth Science class or need resources to explain a recent natural disaster, this collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers and students understand how earthquakes happen and learn about famous earthquakes in history. Also included are sites and tools well suited for projects about earthquakes. View all of our resources tagged Earthquakes.
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Faultline - Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12
tag(s): earth (188), earthquakes (50), plate tectonics (28)
In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. As a class go through the information titled Great Shakes, then show students how navigate through the site on their own. Have students take notes on the material and write down questions they still have and topics that confuse them. They can do this with pen and paper or online. If you want the assignment online, explain to students they need to open a new tab in their browser window and take notes with a tool such as Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Conclude this lesson by having small groups of students click on "Active Zone" and choose one of the creative, hands-on activities to bring into your classroom and demonstrate on an assigned day (they'll love the cream-filled cookie one!).You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Seismic Monitor - NSF
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): earth (188), earthquakes (50), sun (82), tsunamis (15), volcanoes (59)
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Earthquake Resources for Teachers - USGS
Grades
4 to 9tag(s): earth (188), earthquakes (50), geology (60), plate tectonics (28)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site to your students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Go through the basics about earthquakes then set up a Padlet, reviewed here for students to rotate through the rest of the material on this site. Require that all students go through some of the links. Some of the material can be free choice by students or skipped according to their interest.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Earthquakes for Kids - USGS
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): earth (188), earthquakes (50)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site to your students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Go through the basics about earthquakes then set up stations for students to rotate through the rest of the material on this site. Require that all students go through some of the stations. Some of the material can be free choice by students or skipped according to their interest.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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