CE Earthquake Lessons Data Entry and Quizzes

Inquiry 11.1 Data Sheet
Inquiry 11.1 Quiz

Inquiry 11.2 Data Sheet
Inquiry 11.2 Reading Study Guide
Inquiry 11.2 EQ Resistant Building Data Entry Form
Inquiry 11.2 Quiz 

Inquiry 12.1 Data Sheet 
Inquiry 12.1 Worksheet  
Inquiry 12.1 Quiz 

Inquiry 12.2 USGS Earthquake Data
Inquiry 12.2 USGS Hourly Earthquake Seismograms 
Inquiry 12.2 Quiz 
Use this seismogram for the quiz(click on it to enlarge)

Inquiry 12.3 Data and Worksheet
Inquiry 12.3 Quiz 
Inquiry 12.3 Quiz Time-Distance Graph and Map

Inquiry 15.1 Reading and Data Table
Inquiry 15.1 Worksheet 

Lesson 15 Plate Tectonics Quiz
Inquiry 15.3 Quiz


EARTHQUAKE TEST
EQ Test Diagram 

EARTHQUAKE EXTRA CREDIT

Earthquake Wave Demonstrations

Click on the picture below to enlarge and play videos of earthquake wave demonstrations. Which demonstrations represent P waves? S Waves?

EARTHQUAKE SEISMIC WAVES

EarthquakeDestruction
P Waves and S Waves

EARTHQUAKES - CAUSES AND RECENT

What Causes Earthquakes?
Layers of our Earth 
Earth's Crust divided into plates
Convection Currents Move Tectonic Plates
Tectonic Plates Map
Plate Tectonics and Earth's Outer Layers Video
Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami Animation
How Shifting Plate Caused Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Japan 
March 11, 2011 - Magnitude 9.0
Breaking News Report
Satellite Photos before and after the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Tsunami Waves Smashing into Town in Japan
Tsunami Waves crashing over seawall
Radiation Rising in Japan after EQ 
Japan's Population Density and Rising Radioactivity 
Location of Japan EQ

New Zealand
Feb 21, 2011 - Magnitude 6.3
Sept 3, 2011 - Magnitude 7.1
FOX news Report of New Zealand Earthquake
FOX News Report Aftermath
Slide show of Earthquake Devastation in New Zealand
News Story about New Zealand Earthquake 
New Zealand Depth, Location and Damages of EQ's Compared

Haiti 
Jan 12.2010 - Magnitude 7.0
Haiti EQ Initial News Report
Haitian Quake Explained
Haiti EQ Tectonics

VORTEX

Vortex group, class, team definitions.

TORNADOES

The word tornado comes from the Spanish Tronada - thunderstorm and tornar - to turn

Tornado Newspaper Article
Write a story for the newspaper or a script for a television or radio news story.

Please format your article the way this sample article is written.
Single space your story.
Include the following:

Write a headline
Your Name
Your science Period
Date
LOCATION OF STORY (ALL CAPS)
Text of story.

Fujita Scale

email your tornado article as an attachment to me by copying and pasting the following into the address bar of your email:

Phyllis+Frick-18375842160574072554-Bmznp6pr@prod.writely.com

View Tornado Articles by Team 6-3 Science Class 2009:


F4 Strikes Las Vegas by Presley Cone, Alicja Seledec, and Madeline Wolfe

An F3 Rampage by Hannah Gorin

F5 Destroys Julian by Akshey Desai and Elijah Johnson



Half of Oak Park in Shreds by Rachel Green


The Tornado that Hits Oak Park by Jordin Hale and Marshana Taylor

Matilda Msall's Tornado Hits Tasty Dog Blog

Tornado Strikes Julian by Andrew Borgdorff, Hunter Samson and Marco Manola



Devastating Accident by Gianna B
Sneaky Tornado by Matt Urban
Air Shrieks, Tornado Sirens by Josh Gronwold

Rainy With a Chance of Cars by Zoe Farr and Robyn Crowly

Tornado Strikes Oak Park! by Juliet Peterson and Valentina Stafford