Earthquakes!

When most people think of earthquakes, they automatically think of California. But earthquakes happen all
over the world, and they happen every day. This pathfinder is designed to help teachers and students
learn what earthquakes are, what causes them, how they are measured, and how to prepare for them
using hands-on learning activities to foster more complete understanding and, of course, fun.

Periodicals
Mar/Apr 1997
pp. 39-45

Oasis
This section has several activities to help kids demonstrate earthquakes and seismographs. An additional activity challenges kids to figure out what would be in an earthquake survival kit. Suggestions for extended activities are also included.

Feb/Mar 2000
pp. 38-43
The Mailbox Intermediate
The projects in this article help kids learn about earthquakes through fun, hands-on activities and projects such as building a quake-proof skyscraper. They also help build listening, thinking, reading, and cooperation skills.

Vol. 3 No. 2
pp. 2-16

Ranger Rick's Nature Scope
The earth is "On the Move"! Students will be full of earthquake and geological knowledge when they finish this mini-unit about "The Active Earth."
Elementary
Curr/El
Science
M571
1989a
Gr. 4: te
Focus On Earth Science
This teacher's edition contains planning guides, pictures, investigation, activities, and teaching help to get students involved in learning about earthquakes.
Curr/El
Science
S425
1994
Gr. 4: te
Scott Foresman Science: Discover the Wonder
This textbook includes activities, applications, discussion ideas, and other helps to encourage thinking and hands-on learning.
Curr/El
Science
S587
1999
Gr. 6
Discovery Works (tg2, tg7, tx1, wbt)
This series is packed with information, activities, and projects to make learning about earthquakes fun for both teacher and students.
Manipulatives
Curr/TA
Science
102
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis
Units 1 and 2 of this set contain hands-on activities to help students see what an earthquake is and how earthquakes are measured.
Websites
http://home.earthlink.net/~torg/eqindex.html
This is an online version of the book, Earthquake ABC, written by kids for kids about earthquakes. Includes a parent's guide, a teacher's guide, and a glossary. Great for early to middle elementary grades.
http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding
This site is a great mix of information and activities. It includes a quiz, a rotating globe showing recent quake sites, text accounts, quake experiences of famous people, how earthquakes happen, history of seismology, and great links. Good for middle school and up.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids
This site, established by the US Geological Survey, is designed specifically for kids. It includes earthquake history, FAQs, locations, career info, and preparation ideas. The site also includes tons of links for kids, teachers, and grown-ups to information, history, specific quakes, and projects.
Compiled by Cyndi Leany
Fall 2000
Reference
Curr/Ref
Science
H789p
1996
Primary Earth
In "Quaking Earth" K-3 children are led through two investigation which will help them learn about earthquakes and earthquake safety.
Curr/Ref
Science
M623
1994s
Science Made Simple
From The Intermediate Mailbox Magazine, this book has some hands-on activities that will "help students understand the mysteries of earthquakes."
Curr/Ref
Science
W183
1994
Hands-on General Science Activities with Real Life Applications
Here you will finds an introduction to plate tectonics and a lab on locating earthquake epicenters.
Curr/Ref
Science
W262e
1994
Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Destructive Forces of Nature
The second half of this book covers everything from what earthquakes are to what they do and how they're measured using hands-on and critical thinking activities.
Secondary
Curr/Sec
Science
M571
1990
Gr. 8: te and
tg. 5
Merril Science Connection
This teacher's edition contains a planning guide with objectives, helps, and activities. The teacher's guide has supplemental activities and assessments.
Curr/Sec
Science
Earth
G558
1997
wb. 1-4
Glencoe Earth Science
These workbook contain sections with enrichment, labs, reinforcement activities, and study guides.
Curr/Sec
Science
Earth
D612
1995 te
Science Insights: Exploring Earth and Space
This teacher's edition has great planning guides, ideas for subject integration, suggestions for meeting individual needs, and activities.
Posters

Curr/ TA
Posters
Science
200

Earth
This poster shows the earth's plates and how they move.
Children's
Child-YA
Fic
C851q
Quake!
Written by a man who experiences the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, this book brings the event to life through the eyes of a fictional young girl.
Child-YA
Fic
G882e
Earthquake at Dawn
This work of historical fiction uses real documents and photos to tell the story of the Great Quake of 1906.

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