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Earthquake Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans


Compiled by Christy Pratt.

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discovery school 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.

USGS logo 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.

ciese logo 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.

nmbg&mr 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.

proteacher 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.

educator's reference desk 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.

pbs 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.

earth science 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.

nasa 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 News
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2010 Chile Earthquake: Ecosystem Impact:  Science on MSNBC.com has an article that explains...

Surface Displacement Map: Sendai Earthquake:  The Nevada Geodetic Laboratory has a map showing...

Wyoming Quarry Blast:  A seismic event in Wyoming that USGS reported...

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