Earthquakes

Learning Objectives
State that earthquakes are most frequent at tectonic plate boundaries.
Explain what causes earthquakes suddenly.
Explain why people might not evacuate overtime there is an earthquake warning.

Settler:
Think pair share
Are all earthquakes the same?

Which Earthquakes are more dangerous?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pwlMHpeOto

Do they occur everywhere?
Starter:

Demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFB-qpiKccs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOCxNVDiOnE

Practical:
Main 1:
Why might Earthquakes be difficult to predict?
Why are the effects of the Earthquake on people who live there?
If earthquakes are so destructive why don’t people evacuate everyone there is a mild tremor?

Main 2:

AFL:

Homework
What is your own experience with earthquakes? Has someone in your family experienced a earthquake?

Write a diary entry for the day when the earthquake happened (fact or fiction), include any warning you had about the earthquake if you had them and what your response was, wether you thought the earthquake was dangerous and what happened afterwards.

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