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Below is a list of earthquake lesson plans, classroom activities, projects, and demonstrations that might be useful in your classroom. With adaptation, many of them can be used for elementary, secondary, middle school, or university students.

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	The Dynamic Earth A good lesson plan and classroom activity that demonstrates earthquake activity using "eyewitness" accounts and other project ideas. This earthquake lesson plan can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Learn from the Past, Prepare for the Future This lesson plan demonstrates the importance of previous earthquakes for future preparedness. This classroom activity can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	A Model of Three Faults This lesson plan demonstrates fault movement with a classroom activity. Students will construct projects using fault model worksheets. This activity would be good for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	National Earthquake Information Center - NEIC The goal of the NEIC is to rapidly disseminate information on all destructive earthquakes. Teachers can use the information contained in this website to create an earthquake safety lesson plan for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Musical Plates This lesson plan has a classroom activity that involves creating a map project to find the location of different earthquakes and relating this to plate tectonics. This lesson plan can be used for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	Earthquake Education and Resources Here is a lesson plan that gives a good demonstration about earthquakes. This classroom activity deals with different aspects about faults. This project is appropriate for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students with minor modifications.

	Education World This earthquake lesson plan involves classroom activities that help students identify epicenters and magnitude readings. This lesson plan is useful for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Earthquakes WebQuest This lesson plan allows students the chance to explore earthquakes through classroom activities. This project can be used to inform elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.

	You Don't Need a Seismograph to Study Earthquakes This Lesson plan allows students to simulate S & P waves through classroom activities. This demonstration is a helpful strategy to educate elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

	Earthquake Slip Classroom Exercise This lesson plan demonstrates stick-slip or elastic rebound theory through a classroom project. This classroom activity would be useful for helping elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students understand this concept.

	Inquiry Lesson for Earth Science This lesson plan gives students the ability to investigate a certain topic, create a project and demonstrate their findings. This classroom activity will take a bit of time and can be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.

Earthquake Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans

Earthquakes

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Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans